Fairfax places sales tax increase on June ballot

Fairfax has added a sales tax extension and quarter-percent increase to the June 2 ballot.

The unanimous Town Council decision came during a rancorous meeting Tuesday, when the council received reports praising the town’s fiscal management. The reports were challenged by local activists and questioned by a minority on the council.

But town officials said the portion of the sales tax that Fairfax keeps for services — three-quarters percent of an overall 9% tax, raising $1 million annually ...