WASHINGTON ACTION FOR SAFE WATER

JAMES ROBERT DEAL ATTORNEY PLLC
PO Box 2276, Lynnwood, Washington  98036-2276
Telephone 425-771-1110, Fax 425-776-8081
James@JamesRobertDeal.com

WATER DISTRICTS ARE TURNING OFF THE FLUORIDE

November 21, 2011

Bruce Bassett – Councilmember        Jane Brahm – Councilmember
Mike Cero – Councilmember             Mike Grady – Councilmember
Dan Grausz – Councilmember          Jim Pearlman, Mayor

El Jahncke – Deputy Mayor

City of Mercer Island
9611 SE 36th Street
Mercer Island WA 98040

Dear Council Members, Mayor, and Deputy Mayor:

I am the president of Fluoride Class Action and the vice-president of Washington Action for Safe Water. I write this letter on behalf of Fluoride Class Action. Members of Fluoride Class Action and Washington Action for Safe Water live in Mercer Island and drink Seattle water.

Over the last year, the following communities have stopped adding fluoride to their drinking water. That’s approximately 2,538,500 people.

Nov. 13– Amesbury, Massachusetts
Oct. 25 — Palmer, Alaska (8,400)
Oct. 18 — Lawrenceburg, Tennessee (11,000)
Oct. 16 — Churchill, Manitoba (1000)
Oct. 13 — New Plymouth, New Zealand (50,000)
Oct. 4 — Pinellas County, Florida (700,000)
Sept. 30 — Spencer, Indiana/ BPP Water (10,500)
Sept. 22 — College Station, Texas (100,000)
Sept. 12 — Slave Lake, Alberta (7,000)
Sept. 6 — Hohenwald, Tennessee (4,000)
Aug. 16 — Pottstown, Pennsylvania (15,500)
Aug. 15 — Spring Hill, Tennessee (30,000)
Aug. 8 — Philomath, Oregon (4,500)
July 20 — Taber, Alberta (6,500)
July 4 — Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan (5,000)
June 30 — Taumarunui, New Zealand (5,000)
June 6 — Fairbanks, Alaska (30,500)
May 18 — Naples Village, New York (1070)
May 16 — Mount Clemons, Michigan (17,300)
April 21 — Lago Vista, Texas (6,500)
Mar. 17 — Marcellus, Michigan (1,100)
Feb. 16 — Independence, Virginia (1000)
Feb. 8 — Calgary, Alberta (1,300,000)
Feb. 7 — Yellow Springs, Ohio (3200)
Feb. 7 — Vercheres, Quebec (5240)
Jan. 19 — Schuylkill Haven, PA (5,500)
Nov. 15, 2010 — Sparta, North Carolina (2,000)
Nov. 4, 2010 — Tellico, TN (900)
Oct. 25, 2010 — Waterloo, St. Jacobs, and Elmira, Ontario (103,000)l

Sincerely,