ANN ARBOR, MI - Ann Arbor voters are set to decide four City Council primary races on Tuesday, Aug. 8, while residents in some surrounding areas vote on new tax proposals.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Ann Arbor is the only jurisdiction in Washtenaw County where there are races being decided, though there are tax proposals on the ballots in Ypsilanti, the Dexter area, and Lyndon and Northfield townships.

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The races in Ann Arbor feature candidates with different views on issues such as taxes, public art and development, including the city's sale of a downtown lot to make way for a 17-story high-rise.

4 Ann Arbor council races

In the city's 1st Ward, incumbent Jason Frenzel is defending his seat against challenger Anne Bannister.

In the 3rd Ward, incumbent Zachary Ackerman is defending his seat against challenger Stephen Kunselman.

In the 4th Ward, incumbent Jack Eaton is defending his seat against challenger Jaime Magiera.

And in the 5th Ward, incumbent Chip Smith is defending his seat against challenger David Silkworth.

Only Democrats are competing in the primary.

In some cases, Tuesday's winners might face independent opponents in the November general election. Candidates without party affiliation still have until Aug. 9 to file.

Diane Giannola, a candidate in the 4th Ward, is the only independent challenger to file so far.

Ali Ramlawi, the owner of the Jerusalem Garden restaurant downtown, still might file as an independent in the 5th Ward.

There is no primary in Ann Arbor's 2nd Ward because the only two candidates there are independent incumbent Jane Lumm and

Democrat Jared Hoffert, who will face off in November.

Mayor Christopher Taylor is not up for reelection this year, so there is no mayoral race.

This will be Ann Arbor's last odd-year election before the city switches to holding elections only in even years when turnout is higher. That will coincide with a voter-approved switch from two-year terms to four-year terms starting next year, though this year's winners will serve three-year terms to put them up for re-election on an even-year cycle.

Ypsilanti's Water Street proposal

In the city of Ypsilanti, voters will decide the outcome of a Water Street debt millage proposal that amounts to a 2.3-mill tax to pay off $7.4 million in outstanding debt related to the Water Street Redevelopment Project. If it's approved, the tax would be levied through 2031 or until the debt is paid off, whichever comes sooner.

A mill is a property tax of $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value, so a 2.3-mill tax would amount to $115 in annual taxes for the owner of a home with a $100,000 market value and a $50,000 taxable value.

Broadband Internet in Lyndon Township

In Lyndon Township, which is near Chelsea, voters are asked to approve a broadband-Internet bond proposal, allowing the township to issue bonds and borrow up to $7 million to pay for fiber-optic infrastructure that would provide broadband Internet service in the township. That amounts to a 2.9-mill tax for 20 years.

Northfield Township fire and rescue

In Northfield Township, which includes the Whitmore Lake area north of Ann Arbor, voters are asked to approve a 2-mill, five-year tax for fire service and medical rescue, replacing a tax that expired. The tax would raise an estimated $682,654 in the first year.

Dexter Community Schools proposal

Dexter Community Schools is asking voters in its district to approve a $71.7 million bond proposal to build a new elementary school, construct additions to and remodel other school buildings, purchase buses, acquire land and develop it for school buildings and facilities, and furnish school buildings and other facilities.

Read more election stories below:

1st Ward Ann Arbor council candidates divided on Library Lot development

3rd Ward Ann Arbor council candidates weigh in on city issues, taxes

4th Ward Ann Arbor council candidates differ on new taxes, other issues

5th Ward Ann Arbor council candidates differ on public art, development

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