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: In Cross Plains likes community activities. We’re proud of our local businesses and natural beauty. We love PTO events at Park Elementary, the Firefighter’s breakfast, and trout days. Our library, municipal pool and parks are favorites. We eat at Reyes, the Bowling Alley, and Culver’s. Nineteen09 is a lovely bit of class with a small town feel.

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: When the going gets tough, we pitch in to help each other. The tornados that came through, the flooding brought out the best in our community. Someone always has a shop vac, or a chainsaw or extra hands to help others in need. We love Black Earth Creek, Salmo Pond, Rookies. We’re progressive. Our local police are friendly and appreciated. We miss World of Variety and True Value and wish Duluth Trading Company would stop compelling property owners to sell their businesses and build condos instead.

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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: Black Earth Creek and the runnoff area needs to be preserved. We love our bee lawns and are proud to be in the Driftless area.

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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: We need local businesses to thrive. We need places to shop that don’t force us to go into town and patronize big box stores. We are proud of who we are and don’t want to be madison. We wish madison liberals wouldn’t write us off as hicks who don’t care. Progressivism looks different from here. And the unintended consequences of big sweeping policies can be bad for our local economy. Our internet sucks, our cell phone connectivity is terrible. We need a way to get into Madison since that where all of the County’s services are. But we pay taxes on them too. Why do we have to struggle to access them?