The mayor of Leitchfield says it's one of the biggest issues ever to come up for vote in his city.

On Tuesday, folks in the city limits will decide whether or not they want alcohol by the drink in their restaurants.

Groups on both sides of the issue are running ads in local papers about the highly debated topic and now city council members have been asked to investigate the validity of what's been printed.

"There is no reference to where they get this information or where they get this data," said Tim Clark, with the Citizens for Economic Growth.

Clark says the group Citizens Against Alcohol is printing inaccurate claims of what a "Limited 100" "Yes" vote would do to Leitchfield.

"No one but our group is telling the people of Leitchfield the truth," Clark said.

Clark says his group is running newspaper ads stating the vote would help put business back into empty buildings.

"We're like a lot of small communities," Clark said. "Our jobs are now in Mexico and China. We have to do something to stop this."

"It can surely not bring the type of economic growth that this community deserves," said Chessie Shartzer, who leads Citizens Against Alcohol.

The CAA has taken out half page ads claiming that liquor by the drink in Leitchfield would raise economic costs and insurance premiums, and result in more deaths.

"We have not printed and or said anything that we have not documented," he said.

On Monday, a group of city council members were appointed by Mayor William Thomason to research claims made from both sides of the issue.

"We have found that from 2000 to 2008, the most recent data we could find from the Kentucky State Police, that overall in the state of Kentucky, alcohol related accidents have gone down," said Steven Elder, one of the council members appointed to research the claims.

But Elder says with the vote on Tuesday, it's unlikely any more on their findings will be complete by the time folks cast their ballot.

And whether it's drinks or not for Leitchfield, Mayor Thomason says his town just needs something to make the economy grow.

"If these people from the "no" side can bring something to the table, then let them bring something to the table," Mayor Thomason said. "The "yes" people are trying to bring something to the table. Let's all look at it from that aspect of it."

There are 4800 residents eligible to vote Tuesday and polls open at six that morning.

The Citizens against Alcohol are planning a town square gathering Sunday afternoon to rally against the vote.