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Fairfax council appoints Linda Canton as town clerk and names Talia Friedman town treasurer
Summary
After public interviews and extended public comment, Fairfax Town Council on Feb. 5 appointed Linda Canton to fill the vacant town clerk seat and Talia Friedman as town treasurer, each to serve the remainder of terms ending January 2026. Council votes followed contentious public testimony and a substitute motion for the clerk appointment.
Fairfax Town Council voted Feb. 5 to fill two elected vacancies left after December resignations, appointing Linda Canton as town clerk and Talia Friedman as town treasurer to serve through January 2026.
The council held public interviews for multiple candidates for both offices and heard three hours of public comment earlier in the meeting. After a substitute motion to appoint Canton as town clerk passed on a 3-2 roll call vote, the council later approved the appointment of Friedman as treasurer by a separate vote.
The clerk appointment followed competing motions. A motion to appoint Deborah Benson was made earlier in the meeting but a substitute motion to appoint Linda Canton carried on a roll call that recorded Council members Kohler, Hellman and Blasch voting yes and Council members Ager and Gellley voting no. The council then proceeded to interview and select the treasurer by separate motion; after public comment and deliberation the council approved…
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