The Maricopa County Board of Elections must receive the ballots by 7 p.m. March 13. Issues include preservation, water rates, completing the town center, traffic and police. Once elected, the council chooses a mayor and vice mayor.
Terms last two years.
Coady wants more police protection from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Other priorities include holding open forums for residents, preserving open space and making Desert Forest Golf Club use treated effluent instead of groundwater. Mike Eicher, a retired Navy officer. Eicher wants more communication between homeowners associations and the council. The water company board, which is composed of council members, should also include experts, Eicher said.