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: Columbus serves as the epicenter of my community. Though there are smaller "urban" centers in the surrounding area such as Albany, LaGrange, etc, but Columbus is the biggest, and folks from these areas come to Columbus when they need larger things. The community stretches from southern Meriwether and Troupe counties down to the FL border.

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.

Your response: My community is made up of rural, exurban, suburban, and urban areas. Much of the black belt is in the southwest GA area.

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.

Your response: Pollution in the Chattahoochee is a major area, and since farming is a major portion of the economy, climate change looms large over the area. Mining operations are another major source of conflict in the community (such as Meriwether county)

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: We hope that are area can be grouped together to preserve our voting power. Much of the population is aging, and much of it outside of the major urban centers such as Macon and Columbus are losing population.