LYNDEN, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – The Lynden City Council is once again moving toward eliminating fluoride from the city’s drinking water.

The council has passed a motion to create a new ordinance that would repeal the 1959 ordinance that began the city’s fluoridation program.

The Lynden Tribune reports the motion passed on Oct. 21 by a vote of 6-0 with one member absent.

An ordinance that would have ended the program was passed by the council in June, but Mayor Scott Korthuis vetoed it. He said at the time that public comments favored keeping fluoride in the water and that evidence of ill health effects was lacking.

Advocates of fluoridation say it promotes dental health, while critics call it involuntary medication that could be dangerous.