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: My community is the Central Phoenix Mountain Preserves. It is an area that draws residents from all sides of the mountains who have common interests to the preserves and the public policy that governs the area. It is an area for family gathering, recreation, eco-adventuring, and fitness. In addition, a great number of churches and synagogues border the perimeter and draw worshipers from all sides. This includes the neighborhoods of Sunnyslope, Shadow Mountain, East Phoenix, and Paradise Valley.

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.

Your response: The Preserves were recently thrust into the spotlight when a large water main infrastructure project was to run through the center of the mountains. By having a common legislative team, the surrounding neighborhoods were able to work with state legislators and city officials to reroute the water main. The neighborhoods of Sunnyslope, Shadow Mountain, East Phoenix, and Paradise Valley respectfully request that a common legislative district be formed to serve this community of interest.

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: The community surrounds the perimeter of the Mountain Preserves. Thus, the preserves should not be a dividing line for districts; but rather, a center point and focus for all the surrounding neighborhoods.