Fort Myers City Council is the first in SWFL to keep fluoride. Council listens as dentists plead to protect poor kids' teeth

Council members said they had no interest in removing fluoride just because some of their counterparts in Southwest Florida decided to.

City of Fort Myers won’t be joining other local governments in removing fluoride from its drinking water, council members decided.

After a public meeting Tuesday night, Bartow City Commissioners will vote on March 17th on whether or not to continue to have fluoride in the drinking water.

The Lake Mary City Commission will discuss whether or not to remove fluoride from the drinking water at a meeting tonight. Several local cities have opted to remove it, including Longwood earlier this week.