Members of the Ridgefield public will have a chance tonight to voice their opinions regarding the school budget as proposed by Superintendent Deborah Low earlier this month.

The forum will take place in the Board of Education meeting room tonight at 7:30 p.m.

The $81.8 million budget for 2012-13 represents a $2.58 million and 3.26 percent increase from last year's $79.2 million.

If passed as is, the increase would mark the highest increase since 2008-09, and Low said the last few years have "created some pent-up demands" in the district.

There will be another forum at the East Ridge Middle School auditorium 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.