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 tied to the East Atlanta Village - the center of our neighborhood filled with shops, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and clubs. On Thursdays there is a Farmers Market. Not only do families attend the market, but the local daycares walk with the children there to play together, later to be picked up by their parents. The elementary school is a major institution in our neighborhood, Burgess Peterson Academy. It serves k-5 and recently had to stop offering pre-k classes because of all the new families in the area. The elementary school is incredible! We are all invested in its success. Brownwood Park is our largest park, and East Atlanta Kids Club holds programs there.

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 neighborhood is diverse, although more and more families are moving in. Most long time residents are black, and white families are newer to the area. It's important to many people where I live that gentrification doesn't displace long-time residents.

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  - 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: East Atlanta is very popular with the film industry. On the outskirts of our community developers have been trying to buy up the land-- from South River Park to the area where they are trying to put the new police training facility. It seems every lot is getting developed with townhouses- very expensive town houses. This causes consternation in community meetings. Residents often band together to fight these developments, trying to keep more green space.

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: Our neighborhood is booming, and housing costs have become astronomical. We are worried that longterm residents won't be able to keep their homes. There has been talk of annexation of several parts of unincorporated DeKalb into the city-- making them a legitimate part of East Atlanta. If that happens, we would want to be districted together, as proximity would be important. Also, as more high density housing is developed, traffic is getting worse. Also, we aren't linked to the beltline and mass transit, other than the bus, is almost impossible for most.