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: Celebrate is an active adult Del Webb community of over 1,000 homes in southern Stafford County. We enjoy activities at our community lodge, but also are Central Rappahannock Regional Library patrons and attend Fredericksburg area churches. We have access to Mary Washington Hospital and a good choice of doctors in Fredericksburg. We have grocery and drug stores as well as big box stores close by, but other shopping and dining options are limited along Route 17.

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  - 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: We are a multi-cultural community of retirees (or anticipating retirement) from many different regions of the United States. We appreciate living in such a historical area and participate in cultural programs through the University of Mary Washington.

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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: Most of our residents are retired and over 55 years of age though a few are still working from home or commuting north. We enjoy our community’s proximity to the Rappahannock River, and many are gardeners and/or participate in environmental organizations. An environmental concern for some is noise pollution – from I-95 and loud summer concerts, baseball games, and fireworks on the other side of the river but only a few miles “as the crow flies.”

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  - 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: Route 17 is our “main street” and we have concerns about heavy truck traffic, too many auto parts stores, and a lack of quality restaurants. Celebrate residents would benefit from being in the same district as other communities along Route 17. When the 88th House District was formed in 2001, however, there was a “carve-out” around the 28th District. At that time, our community was undeveloped. We now have over 1,000 homes, and it is time for lines to be redrawn so we are fairly represented.