The elimination of fluoride from the public water supply ignited a heated debate among officials and community members.

With Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s April 11 veto now overridden, the original county resolution stopping fluoridation is now in effect.

Miami-Dade County commissioners voted Tuesday to override Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s veto and move forward with plans to remove fluoride from the county’s water system, ending decades of water fluoridation.