Fluoridation plans put on hold in Watsonville.
After ten year of debates that inclued ballot initiative, court case and enforcement of a state law, the plan to fluoridate the city of Watsonville has been temporarily shelved due to financial constraints.
The California Dental Association Foundation notified Watsonville officials February 2nd that the agreement to fluoridate has been nullified because the lowest construction bid of nearly $2.8 million plus $640,000 in additional start-up expenses far exceeded the earlier estimated cost of $1.6 million earmarked for the project.
