The effort to reintroduce fluoride into Windsor's drinking water supply is expected to pass another hurdle Monday night when city council votes whether to enact a bylaw.
There are four delegates scheduled to speak, but the matter was decided back in December when council voted 8-3 to bring it back, five years after it the decision to remove fluoride.
Monday night's vote will make Windsor's decision official.
However, before the Windsor Utilities Commission can start adding fluoride, Tecumseh or LaSalle still have to agree to it. Tecumseh opted to defer debate in February pending the outcome of Monday night's meeting in Windsor, and the matter has not yet come up at LaSalle town council.
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A letter from resident Richard St. Denis calls on councillors to defer passing the bylaw until LaSalle and Tecumseh councillors have had the opportunity to vote, but it appears unlikely the city will wait. A report to council said the city must pass it before the neighbouring municipalities can adopt bylaws of their own.
St. Denis will not be in council chambers Monday night but spoke in favour of keeping fluoride out of the water at a Tecumseh Town Council meeting in February.
It is expected to take 12 to 18 months to reintroduce fluoride with a one-time expenditure of $850,000. Annually, the cost for chemicals and maintaining the system will be $150,000.
