ESCANABA — A discussion about the city’s bids for water and wastewater treatment chemical verged into changing public policy Thursday, when the city discussed the future of the city’s water fluoridation program. “It might be optional, but not for us. I believe that it was a vote of the people in ‘52. We are mandated, because of the vote of the people, to continue feeding it. If someone was to run a petition to get it back to a vote, the people could elect to vote to stop feeding it,” said City Water and Wastewater Superintendent Jeff Lampi when asked if the 35,000 pounds the ...