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CITY CLERK
City Counsel Members ever to take a public poll and discredit the
City of Port Angeles results seems to us to be something different
321 E. 5"' St. than invedius. The city's disregard for the
Port Angeles, WA 98362 "people's voice" contributes to compulsive
Jan. 22, 2016 behaviors.
Honorable Members of City Counsel, For the city to discount the people's clear vote
against fluoridation of the city's water supply is
Concerning "Hazards to Our Health" a process that is "hazardous to our health."
We believe the city's ignoring "the voice of the We ask the city to empower us with "your
people" as expressed in the results of the city's respect" by reversing your approval for
opinion poll regarding fluoridation of the local fluoridation of water so we may more quickly
water supply is "hazardous to our health." return to our diets and banqueting tables. The
The end does not justify the means! methodology of policy decisions is important.
We encourage you to reconsider your actions in
We were a part of the silent majority in the light of this understanding and respect the
past, but no more. We believe the city's people's informed vote against fluoridation.
disregard for the expressed "voice of the
people" is directly contributory to compulsive Respectfully,
behaviors. We believe that the value we give �--�
ourselves as individuals is important. We
believe when we can reclaim our "lost voice" Ron Erickson
we can put ourselves on path to recovery
from the plight ht of our com p ulsions. �l
Earl Hubband
In Geneen Roth's book entitled, When Food Is
Love, she writes about overcoming eating
compulsions. On page 204 she affirms, "It Irene Metcalf
matters whether you see yourself as someone
who is capable of effecting change or whether
you see yourself as someone whose voice does
not count." Geneen Roth is a nationally K
recognized expert in the treatment of com-
pulsions. She has been writing and leading
successful workshops for nearly 38 years.
Bonnie Stehr
We admit that a representational govermnent --
allows the public to defer its voice to the more
informed opinions of our elected elite. How-
Toni Taylor