NORWICH - City officials held the first public hearing for the proposed 2021-2022 budget Thursday evening, with a trio of residents urging aldermen to not raise taxes.
When the 2021-2022 budget was first proposed, City Manager John Salomone called increasing the initial proposed increase from 2% at the start of the 2020-2021 budget season to 2.5% this budget season generous.
But Norwich Superintendent Kirsten Stringfellow said the city needs to return to the 3.95% increase the city approved in the final 2020-2021 budget because she wants to be able to count on consistent investment from the city.
But Marvin Serruto, who spoke at the hearing, pointed out the expense of education. He calculated that Norwich on average spends more than $25,000 per student yearly.
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