Read the Ballot Language of Tuesday's Tax Proposal

Wyandotte voters will face .

If passed, a three-year, 1.75-mill charter amendment is expected to generate about $1 million in revenue in the first year to help offset an estimated $1.4 million budget shortfall.

If approved, it will cost the average homeowner about $85 a year for three years, according to City Administrator Todd Drysdale.

If the millage is defeated, officials said, drastic cuts would have to be made to city services.

Here is the official wording as it will appear on the ballot:

WYANDOTTE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR OPERATING MILLAGE

Shall Section 5 of Chapter XIII of the City Charter of the City of Wyandotte be amended to require the levy of an ad valorem tax in an amount of .175 of one percent of the assessed value (1.75 mills) for a period of three (3) years, from 2011 through 2013, on all real and personal property subject to taxation in the city as new additional millage for the purpose of providing additional funds for general operating purposes? It is estimated that 1.75 mills would raise approximately $1,015,000 when first levied in 2011.

[ ] YES [ ] NO