ANN ARBOR, MI - Christopher Taylor and Jack Eaton are both asking Ann Arbor voters to elect them as mayor for the next four years, but how exactly do they differ on issues facing the city?

Their voting records show stark differences in their views on matters ranging from city spending priorities to new developments, though there also have been many times they've agreed.

Below is a look at how both have voted on various issues during their time together on City Council.

Taylor has been on council since 2008 and in the mayor's seat since 2014, while Eaton has represented the 4th Ward on council since 2013. Both Democrats, they face off in the Aug. 7 primary.

$146 million redevelopment on Broadway

Council vote on Dec. 4, 2017: 7-4 in favor of a Chicago developer's plan for building more than 600 apartments and condos plus a small amount of retail space on a long-vacant site at Broadway and Maiden Lane

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: No (against development)

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17-story high-rise on Library Lot

Council vote on April 17, 2017: 8-3 to sell city-owned lot on Fifth Avenue to Chicago developer for $10 million to make way for a new high-rise and a 12,000-square-foot plaza

Taylor: Yes (in favor of deal)

Eaton: No (against deal)

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$2 million list of public art projects

Council vote on Feb. 5, 2018: 7-4 in favor of giving city staff direction to plan for including public art elements in nearly two dozen capital projects

Taylor: Yes (in favor of list)

Eaton: No (against list)

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Pursuing a new train station

Council vote on Jan. 17, 2017: 8-3 to approve a $2.14 million contract to continue planning for a new Amtrak station in Ann Arbor

Taylor: Yes (in favor of contract)

Eaton: No (against contract)

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Transparency on train station project

Council vote on June 6, 2016: 6-5 against publicly releasing certain documents related to Amtrak train station project

Taylor: No (against release)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of release)

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$190K increase to consultant contract

Council vote on Sept. 19, 2016: 9-1 to increase a consultant's contract for train station project to $951,674

Taylor: Yes (in favor of increase)

Eaton: No (against increase)

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Voter input on Library Lot development

Council vote on Nov. 5, 2015: 6-5 against putting future development of Library Lot to an advisory vote of the people

Taylor: No (against putting on ballot)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of putting on ballot)

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Downtown central park proposal

Council vote on Aug. 4, 2016: 7-4 against putting proposal for a downtown park on the Library Lot to a vote of the people

Taylor: No (against putting on ballot)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of putting on ballot)

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Changes to park proposal on ballot

Council vote on July 2, 2018: 6-5 in favor of adding extra wording to ballot proposal for downtown park (now on ballot via citizen initiative) to state pros of selling Library Lot for high-rise development

Taylor: Yes (in favor of extra wording)

Eaton: No (against extra wording)

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Restructuring water rates

Council vote on June 18, 2018: 7-4 in favor of making single-family households pay more for water, while apartment dwellers pay less

Taylor: Yes (in favor of new rate structure)

Eaton: No (against new rate structure)

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Affordable housing goals

Council vote on Feb. 17, 2015: 10-1 to adopt affordable housing goals, committing the city to working with other partners toward creating nearly 2,800 new affordably priced rental units in the city by 2035

Taylor: Yes (in favor of adoption)

Eaton: No (against adoption)

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Limits on marijuana dispensaries

Council vote on May 21, 2018: 9-2 to cap the number of marijuana dispensaries allowed in the city at 28

Taylor: Yes (in favor of limit)

Eaton: No (against limit)

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$55 million urban trail plan

Council vote on Dec. 18, 2017: 11-0 to adopt master plan for 2.75-mile urban trail called the Treeline

Taylor: Yes (in favor of plan)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of plan)

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Public art for city manhole covers

Council vote on Dec. 5, 2016: 10-1 to hire Ann Arbor Art Center for $27,000 to help select designs to be added to manhole covers

Taylor: Yes (in favor of contract)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of contract)

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$100,000 for Stadium Boulevard public art

Council vote on July 3, 2017: 8-3 to approve a $100,000 project to have an artist add gray metal leaves along retaining walls

Taylor: Yes (in favor of project)

Eaton: No (against project)

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Pay raises for mayor and council

Council vote on Oct. 16, 2017: 6-5 against rejecting raises for mayor and council

Taylor: No (in favor of raises)

Eaton: Yes (against raises)

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$8,600 raise for city administrator

Council vote on March 12, 2018: 8-3 to give city administrator first raise since being hired in spring 2016

Taylor: Yes (in favor of raise)

Eaton: No (against raise)

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$22,500 raise for city attorney

Council vote on Sept. 12, 2016: 9-2 to boost city attorney's annual base salary from $157,500 to $180,000

Taylor: Yes (in favor of raise)

Eaton: No (against raise)

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Switching to nonpartisan elections

Council vote on July 2, 2018: 6-5 in favor of putting question of nonpartisan elections to vote of the people (failed to get seven votes needed to go on ballot)

Taylor: No (against putting on ballot)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of putting on ballot)

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Raising tobacco purchase age

Council vote on Aug. 4, 2016: 9-2 to raise the tobacco products purchase age in Ann Arbor from 18 to 21, the first city in Michigan to do so

Taylor: Yes (in favor of ordinance change)

Eaton: No (against ordinance change)

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Outdoor smoking prohibitions

Council vote on April 21, 2014: 9-2 to adopt new prohibitions on smoking near bus stops and in parks

Taylor: Yes (in favor of ordinance changes)

Eaton: No (against ordinance changes)

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Deer cull vs. other spending priorities

Council vote on May 15, 2017: 8-3 against taking $260,000 away from deer management to fund pedestrian safety and climate action

Taylor: Yes (in favor of budget amendment)

Eaton: No (against budget amendment)

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$243,000 to continue deer management

Council vote on May 21, 2018: 7-4 to continue putting hundreds of thousands of dollars per year toward efforts to manage the city's deer population, including lethal culling by sharpshooters in parks

Taylor: No (against expenditure)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of expenditure)

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Neighborhood police patrols

Council vote on May 21, 2018: 7-4 against taking money away from affordable housing and climate action to increase police staffing for the purpose of increasing neighborhood patrols

Taylor: No (against budget amendment)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of budget amendment)

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Climate Action Plan funding

Council vote on May 19, 2014: 6-5 in favor of putting $125,000 toward programs to further the city's Climate Action Plan, which aims to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change

Taylor: Yes (in favor of funding)

Eaton: No (against funding)

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Safe passing law to protect cyclists

Council vote on Dec. 5, 2016: 11-0 to require drivers to stay five feet away from pedestrians and cyclists when passing them on a road

Taylor: Yes (in favor of law)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of law)

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Uses for millions in new tax revenue

Council vote on July 3, 2017: 8-3 in favor of putting potential influx of new tax revenue toward pedestrian safety, affordable housing and climate action, using city's rebate from countywide mental health and public safety millage if approved by voters

Taylor: Yes (in favor of plan)

Eaton: No (against plan)

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(Note: The council cast a similar 8-3 vote to reiterate the same commitment on Sept. 18, 2017.)

Annexing land on Nixon Road for new housing

Council vote on March 16, 2015: 8-3 in favor of annexing more than 100 acres of township property on Nixon Road into city as a first step in allowing 472 new condos to be built north and south of Dhu Varren

Taylor: Yes (in favor of annexation)

Eaton: No (against annexation)

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Annexing land for new apartment development

Council vote on Dec. 1, 2014: 8-3 in favor of annexing 54 acres of township property on Nixon Road into city as a first step in allowing hundreds of new apartments to be built next to M-14

Taylor: Yes (in favor of annexation)

Eaton: No (against annexation)

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277 new apartments on Nixon Road

Council vote on Sept. 6, 2016: 8-3 to approve site plan for 277-unit apartment complex on Nixon Road at M-14

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: No (against development)

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472 new condos on Nixon Road

Council vote on Dec. 21, 2015: 8-2 to approve Nixon Farms condo development, now called North Oaks

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: No (against development)

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Exercising city's right to repurchase Y Lot

Council vote on April 2, 2018: 6-4 in favor of trying to exercise the city's right to repurchase the Y Lot for $4.2 million after developer Dennis Dahlmann, one of Eaton's past campaign donors suing the city over the property, failed to develop it within four years as promised

Taylor: Yes (in favor of $4.2 million repurchase on April 2)

Eaton: No (against $4.2 million repurchase on April 2)

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(Note: While the repurchase failed to get the eight votes needed on April 2, the council later voted 11-0 in favor of trying to repurchase for $4.2 million on May 1, a payment Dahlmann didn't accept. This led to a negotiated $5.2 million settlement instead.)

Settling lawsuit over Y Lot for $5.2M

Council vote on May 22, 2018: 8-3 to settle lawsuit with developer Dennis Dahlmann and regain possession of property along William Street for $5.2 million

Taylor: Yes (in favor of settlement deal)

Eaton: No (against settlement deal)

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Accessory dwelling units in neighborhoods

Council vote on Aug. 4, 2016: 8-3 to allow people who live in single-family homes to create separate apartments on their property that they can rent out to non-relatives

Taylor: Yes (in favor of ADU ordinance)

Eaton: No (against ADU ordinance)

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Six-story apartment building on South Main

Council vote on July 18, 2016: 11-0 to approve 229-unit apartment development at 615 S. Main St.

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of development)

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12-story apartment high-rise on South U

Council vote on May 1, 2017: 11-0 to approve student apartment high-rise replacing four smaller buildings on the north side of South U

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of development)

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12-story apartment high-rise on Huron

Council vote on April 18, 2016: 11-0 to approve student apartment high-rise between Sloan Plaza and the Graduate hotel

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of development)

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New subdivision on Packard

Council vote on Dec. 19, 2016: 9-2 to rezone nearly eight acres of property for new subdivision of 50-plus homes

Taylor: Yes (in favor of rezoning)

Eaton: No (against rezoning)

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(Note: Both voted against the eventual site plan that came forward in November 2017.)

South Pond Village development

Council vote on Sept. 6, 2016: 7-4 to approve plans for a 73-home subdivision behind the Arborland shopping mall

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: No (against development)

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75 new condos on Ann Arbor-Saline Road

Council vote on Dec. 5, 2016: 8-3 to approve plans for 75-unit condo development at 2250 Ann Arbor-Saline Road

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: No (against development)

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Repeal of city's crosswalk law

Council vote on Dec. 3, 2013: 6-4 in favor of an ordinance change to eliminate the requirement that motorists must stop for pedestrians waiting at crosswalks, an action vetoed by Mayor John Hieftje

Taylor: No (in favor of keeping crosswalk law)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of repealing law)

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Park designation for Library Lot

Council vote on March 17, 2014: 7-3 in favor of designating 6,500 to 12,000 square feet of the Library Lot as a future park

Taylor: No (against park designation)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of park designation)

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(Note: The council later voted 6-5 in April 2014 to lock in the park designation at approximately 12,000 square feet, again with Eaton in support and Taylor opposed.)

Shutting down Main Street for football games

Council vote on July 7, 2014: 8-3 in favor of lane closures on Main Street in front of the Big House as a security measure

Taylor: Yes (in favor of closures)

Eaton: No (against closures)

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Limits on Downtown Development Authority

Council vote on Nov. 18, 2013: 9-2 in favor of setting new limits on how much tax revenue the DDA can capture

Taylor: No (against limits)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of limits)

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Restoring loose leaf and holiday tree pickup

Council vote on May 19, 2014: 7-4 against restoring services that were previously cut

Taylor: No (against restoring services)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of restoring services)

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Expanding curbside compost collection year-round

Council vote on May 20, 2014: 7-3 against expansion of composting program

Taylor: Yes (in favor of expansion)

Eaton: No (against expansion)

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Vehicle anti-idling ordinance

Council vote on Oct. 6, 2016: 9-1 to adopt a new ordinance with penalties for drivers for certain types of unnecessary vehicle idling

Taylor: Yes (in favor of ordinance)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of ordinance)

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$250K for solid waste consultant contract

Council vote on April 16, 2018: 7-4 to approve a $250,000 consultant contract to develop a solid waste master plan looking at how the city handles trash, recycling and compost/organics

Taylor: Yes (in favor of expense)

Eaton: No (against expense)

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Extra funding for fixing roads

Council vote on May 21, 2018: 11-0 to take $4.3 million from cash reserves to increase funding for street repairs

Taylor: Yes (in favor of funding)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of funding)

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North Sky housing development on Pontiac Trail

Council vote on March 21, 2016: 11-0 to approve plan for 139 single-family homes and a 56-unit condo or apartment building

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of development)

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Cottages at Barton Green development

Council vote on July 16, 2018: 11-0 to postpone consideration of 710-bed student housing development on Pontiac Trail and send developer back to the drawing board to revise plans

Taylor: Yes (in favor of postponement)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of postponement)

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Ban on solar panels in front yards

Council vote on Feb. 20, 2018: 8-2 to ban solar panels in residential front yards

Taylor: Yes (in favor of ban)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of ban)

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Game Day Condos development

Council vote on June 4, 2018: 8-3 to approve Main Street condos designed to accommodate game-day gatherings of Michigan football fans across from the Big House

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: No (against development)

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City election reforms

Council vote on July 7, 2016: 7-4 to put a proposal on the ballot letting voters decide whether to double term lengths for the mayor and council and do away with odd-year elections

Taylor: Yes (in favor of putting on ballot)

Eaton: No (against putting on ballot)

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Rezoning for Kingsley Condominiums

Council vote on Aug. 4, 2016: 8-3 to rezone property at 221 Felch St. to allow 51-unit condo development

Taylor: Yes (in favor of rezoning)

Eaton: No (against rezoning)

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9-story hotel by UM medical campus

Council vote on Dec. 18, 2017: 11-0 to approve plans for 162-room hotel with ground-floor restaurant/retail spaces at the corner of Glen Avenue and Ann Street

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of development)

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6-story mixed-use development on Main

Council vote on July 2, 2018: 11-0 to approve plans for a mixed-use building containing retail and office space, apartments and condos at 321 N. Main St.

Taylor: Yes (in favor of development)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of development)

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Police oversight

Council vote on Feb. 5, 2018: 11-0 to voice support for creating a citizen-led board to review and have input on policing matters

Taylor: Yes (in favor of resolution)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of resolution)

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Immigration status ordinance

Council vote on April 3, 2017: 8-1 to approve an ordinance spelling out when city police officers and other public servants can and can't ask about someone's immigration status, codifying the city's existing practice of generally not soliciting such information

Taylor: Yes (in favor of ordinance)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of ordinance)

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Additional protections for immigrants

Council vote on May 1, 2017: 11-0 to approve resolution reaffirming city's position against cooperating with the federal government on immigration enforcement and providing more protections for undocumented immigrants

Taylor: Yes (in favor of resolution)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of resolution)

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Fighting for dioxane pollution cleanup

Council vote on Nov. 1, 2016: 11-0 to intervene in state lawsuit against polluter Gelman Sciences Inc.

Taylor: Yes (in favor of intervention)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of intervention)

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$445K for legal fees in Gelman case

Council vote on June 18, 2018: 11-0 to increase contract for outside legal help in dioxane plume case to $445,000

Taylor: Yes (in favor of expenditure)

Eaton: Yes (in favor of expenditure)

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