Do you realize spending money in Fairfield businesses benefits our entire community?

Every dollar you spend locally makes Fairfield a better place to live, from the parks our children play in to the roads we drive on. Your sales tax dollars make a big difference in the community. Buzz on down to your local store or restaurant today and support the city you live in!

FAIRFIELD, Calif., Feb. 23, 2009 - City of Fairfield representatives are calling out to locals for their amateur photography skills.  The City would like Fairfield residents to send in their photographs of local businesses to not only showcase their talents, but help promote spending locally.  This request stems from the City's Buy in Fairfield campaign introduced in December of 2008.

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The city of Fairfield is encouraging shoppers to support local business this holiday season as a means to improving the quality of life for its residents.

The city recently launched a community awareness campaign to coincide with National Buy Local Week, "Be Local, Buy Local, Benefit Fairfield."

The new program aims to educate the community about the benefits of making purchases locally year round and urges residents to regenerate the local economy by shopping in Fairfield first for all goods and services from groceries to new cars to the family night out.

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FAIRFIELD, Calif., Dec. 3, 2008 - Tackling your holiday wish list in town supports local businesses while also improving the quality of life in Fairfield. Whether buying electronics, toys, books or games; all goods purchased in Fairfield generate a portion of sales tax that is contributed to city services like youth sports and the Matt Garcia Youth Center, senior services, street maintenance, parks, police and fire.

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By Ben Antonius | Daily Republic | November 14, 2008 20:32

FAIRFIELD - Buy, buy and don't go too far to do it.

That is essentially the message the city and local businesses will push this month when it launches its "Buy Local" campaign, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The fliers will start appearing in residents' water bills the week of Thanksgiving, city management analyst Cynthia Garcia said.

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Businesses around Fairfield will soon start posting 'buy local' promotions in their storefronts, and about 5,000 residents will open their water bills to find paperwork extolling the municipal benefits of shopping in town.

The city campaign promotes local purchasing by pointing out the ways that sales tax benefits local residents -- parks, police, firefighting and street maintenance, among others.

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By Brian Miller and Karl Dumas

During difficult economic times, retail sales can become sluggish as consumers cut back their discretionary purchases. Of course, this impacts local governments' ability to fund services as retail sales tax receipts decrease when consumers stop buying.

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