Thursday, February 7, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 7


February 7, 1980 – Brainerd Water and Light Superintendent Elmer Lalli flicked a switch to fluoridate Brainerd's water after a nearly 30-year fight against such action. Brainerd was the last holdout city not complying with a 1967 state law mandating fluoridation in cities of a certain population. In October of 1979, five Brainerd City Council members were found to be in contempt of court and ordered to pay fines of $250 a day for their refusal to comply.  The City Council finally caved in to pressure from the state and the court system on this date.
http://www.fluoridealert.org/Alert/United-States/Minnesota/Brainerd---Fluoride-battle,-20-years-later.aspx



Brainerd Water Tower

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