Borough of Hanover Manager Margie Lewis and Council President Tim Kress have announced a town hall meeting to discuss the potential removal of fluoride from the drinking water supplied by the Borough of Hanover. The town hall will be held on April 29, 2026, at 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the Council Chambers in the Borough of Hanover Public Administration Building located at 33 Frederick Street, Hanover, PA, 17331.

The meeting will be a listen-and-learn session to gather public input on the potential removal of fluoride from the Borough’s water system. Borough staff will present information on current fluoride use, including updates on costs and supply, and steps required to move forward. Council will not make any rulings on the matter at the meeting.

Borough residents and residential, commercial, and industrial ratepayers (water customers) from Penn Township, McSherrystown Borough, Conewago Township & parts of Heidelberg Township, as well as other interested individuals or entities are encouraged to speak on the topic. Each person will be asked to provide their name and address for the record and will be limited to five minutes to ensure all participants have an opportunity to be heard.

The public will also have the opportunity to speak again on this topic at the regular meeting of the Borough’s Water and Sewer Committee to be held on May 14, 2026, at 7:00 PM, before the matter goes to Council for consideration at the May meetings on May 20 & 27, 2026.