The special election to fill the Detroit city council seat left vacant by the death of Brenda Scott will be held Tuesday.

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Former city council president Gil Hill and radio host JoAnn Watson are running for the vacant seat. Hill and Watson received the most votes out of the 16 candidates in the primary election held in March.

Scott, 47, died Sept. 2, 2002, just three days after undergoing a popular stomach-reduction procedure in a Port Huron hospital. Scott died from an infection in her stomach lining, according to the medical examiner's autopsy.

Also scheduled to be on the ballot are several proposals that may affect property taxes.

The following proposals will be on Tuesday's ballot:

Proposal H is a $6 million bond to renovate the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American history.
Proposal M would raise $55 million to improve the Cobo Center and People Mover.
Proposal N would raise $25 million for neighborhood development.
Proposal S would raise $45 million to renovate police precincts and fire stations.

Residents will pay about $40 more a year in property taxes if all the bond measures pass, Local 4 reported.

The polls are scheduled to open at 7 a.m.

Stay with Local First News, ClickOnDetroit.com and Local 4's Political Analyst Mario Morrow for complete coverage of Tuesday's election.