Voters in 12 cities and one school district will vote Tuesday on city council races, and in Phoenix they will vote on a bond issue earmarked for public works projects, such as new parks and fire stations, infrastructure improvements and cleanup and redevelopment along the Salt River.

City council and/or mayoral races are on the ballot in Apache Junction, Carefree, Cave Creek, Gila Bend, Gilbert, Goodyear, Guadalupe, Peoria, Surprise, Tolleson and Youngtown. Four of those cities, Apache Junction, Goodyear, Peoria and Tolleson, are considering home rule, which would allow them to exceed the state-mandated budget limits. Home rule would allow them to spend substantially more on infrastructure improvements.

Voters in Phoenix will decide the fate of a $753.9-bond proposal. The city says it can repay the bond issue, which will total $1.6 billion with interest, without increasing property taxes, but anti-tax advocates and the county's tax assessor say that just isn't so.

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