Wisconsin village's voters unseat trustee after anti-fluoride vote, other controversy

Voters in a village north of Madison have agreed to oust a trustee mid-term following a special recall election Tuesday. Those results could eventually lead to fluoride being restored to the village’s water supply.

DeForest voters overwhelmingly chose challenger Alicia Williams to replace Trustee William Landgraf. Landgraf is partway through a two-year term, which would have ended in April 2026 if the recall hadn’t been approved.

More than 1,500 residents signed a petition to bring the recall to the village-wide ballot.

That petition accused Landgraf of failing to follow “DeForest’s core values for civility and conduct” and of creating an “atmosphere of fear, division and mistrust.”





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