Tavares will immediately end water fluoridation, its city council decided Wednesday night, following an in-person appeal from Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. The 4-1 vote puts the Lake County city at odds with neighboring Leesburg, which reaffirmed ...

TAVARES, Fla. – After over an hour of public comment, testimony from Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and a University of Florida researcher on Wednesday, Tavares City Council members voted to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water supply.

The Tavares City Council voted 4-1 to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply after weeks of discussion and public input.