Form of town government: elected selectboard

Name and title of highest elected official: Edward Nuttall, chairman of the Selectboard

Size of 2001-2002 fiscal year municipal budget: $1,055,850

Police emergency: 911

Fire emergency: 911

Ambulance: 911

Nearest hospital: Northwestern Medical, Fairfield Street, St. Albans, VT 05478. Tel: 524-5911

Library: Fairfax Community Library, Bellows Free Academy, Hunt Street

Fairfax is 30 minutes by car from the Burlington International Airport and is served by three major roads: Vermont Routes 104, 104A, and 128.

Bus service: none

Nearest rail service: Amtrak, St. Albans City

Electric: Central Vermont Public Service Corp.; Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Water: Fairfax Water Department serves the village area only. Others use private wells.

Natural gas: none

Cable: none

Recycling: The town provides a curbside collection service through Greenia Trucking.

Trash Disposal: The town provides a curbside collection service through Greenia Trucking.