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 City of Golden. People there are united by activities in our small but vibrant downtown core.

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: Golden has been in existence longer than the state of Colorado. While it is largely a bedroom community for Denver, it is a self-contained small city that is geographically separated from the surrounding suburban sprawl. Further it has its own local economy in the form of a thriving downtown, local recreation, the Coors brewery, Coorstek, nearby NREL, and the Colorado School of Mines.

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: Recreation in both the surrounding mountains and on the local creek are major contributors to the local economy, so climate change, which threatens the usability of these resources is a major concern. Additionally, there is a chronic shortage of affordable housing, not just for low income people, but middle income people as well.

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: Golden is a special, unique community and should not be split up into multiple districts. Doing so would silence the community's voice.