NORWICH – Residents of the Norwich City School District will have the opportunity to learn more about the proposed budget for the 2009-10 academic year at a budget hearing at 7 tonight in the Norwich High School Auditorium.

The budget proposal, which totals $37,873,070, represents a .86 percent increase in spending over the current year’s budget. The estimated impact on the tax levy is an increase of 2.72 percent.