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: Although new to my community, I feel that mine is made of a very diversified group of individuals. From observation I am able to determine that we have a mixture of retirees, and the working class (with some teleworking), Also a lot of young families dot the area. This is a nice place to live, and I look forward to getting to know my neighbors much better. It is my opinion that we would not derive any benefit from having our community broken up by Redistricting. I feel that if we can stick together, there is a greater chance that we will be able to accomplish many positive goals that are already in the works.

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: At this time I cannot comment on cultural or historical interests in my new community.

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: It is very visible to see that many businesses in the area are under-staffed. Along with that problem, those workers who are actually showing up for work seem to not care about their positions. I specifically speak of the very terrible customer service I have received at several businesses. It is evident that just to survive, many people are taking low paying jobs that they are unhappy with. The economy is not good here and has a very long way to go in order to keep people off unemployment.

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: My community needs more jobs and better pay. As leaders go forward, they need to focus on making life not just a survival quest for citizens, but a life that is economically equitable to the work employers expect from them. We need leaders who will take our well-being into consideration. Finally, we need to be able to select and vote for those who will treat us as their equals. We need to be treated fairly in the Redistricting process!