June 2018 – Civic Parent

Jersey City: Who in City Council & the NJ State Legislature Represents Your School?

June 25, 2018January 11, 2024Brigid D'Souza

To help parents and taxpayers understand (a) what schools are in their neighborhood and/or (b) which elected representatives are tied to which schools, I’ve mapped all 40 Jersey City Public Schools (along with accompanying basic profile information, as listed on the JCPS Website) against 2 map layers: Jersey City Ward (each ward is represented by a...Continue reading

Jersey City Property Tax Appeals: A Civic Step-by-Step Overview

June 7, 2018January 6, 2024Brigid D'Souza

For the past 4 years I’ve been researching and writing about property taxes and revaluation (among other topics) on CivicParent. In the past year I’ve also written about tax appeals and I also served on a team of Jersey City Together volunteers in 2017 that helped over 30 residents save over $40,000 in tax expense...