Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: the Black community of Montclair and the surrounding area. In this community of interest, we have included the southern regions of Montclair and Bloomfield as well as all of West Orange. To the districts in Montclair we propose adding Bloomfield and areas north to Claremont Avenue in the north to include Mountainside Hospital.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: Although this community is spread across multiple municipalities, residents share many community institutions, such as shopping and community recreation centers. In considering the mapping of this area, please consider that Belleville and Newark share the resources of Branchville Park and Clara Mass Medical Center. This acute care facility serves Essex, Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties.