NORWICH – The Town of Norwich’s 2008 budget passed unopposed following a special public hearing Thursday.

The floor was open to the public at approximately 7 p.m. and after no one chose to comment on the proposed budget, the hearing was concluded by 7:10 p.m.

“We are proud of the budget. We seem to have a grasp on the town’s expenses and a good flow in revenue,” said Town of Norwich Supervisor David Law.

The budget will see an overall increase of 4 percent for the upcoming year, but, due to the growth and increased revenue in the area in the past year, residents will actually pay less in taxes.

It helps that the Town of Norwich has no general tax. General taxes, which are composed of the supervisor’s salary, the highway superintendent’s salary, the assessor’s, the attorney and other costs, are covered by either sales tax or other additional income, said Law.