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 visits the West Regional Library or Morrisville Community Library. We use parks such as Morrisville Community Park and use the Hatcher Creek and Crabtree Creek Greenway system and enjoy the Morrisville Fitness and Aquatic Center for recreation and fitness. We are just now getting some public transportation options in the area, but most people are dependent on cars. We shop at Park West Village shopping center and other nearby shopping centers. There are nearby Urgent Care centers that are part of the local hospital systems, but we do not have a full hospital in our community. We have community events in the nearby park and the Town Hall complex.

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: There are a large number of AAPI residents in the area, largely due to our proximity to RTP and high tech jobs. There are several large houses of worship that serve many of these communities. My community is very racially and culturally diverse. Most residents here moved here from somewhere else and came for lower housing prices and good jobs.

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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: We are located immediately next to RTP, where thousands of high-tech jobs are centered and more to come. Several creeks runt through our community, which feed into larger bodies of water including the already polluted Lake Crabtree and nearby Umstead State Park. It is imperative that we protect these watersheds. Our proximity to RDU Airport is also an environmental concern.

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: We keep getting shifted back and forth between legislative districts, especially the NC House. Morrisville is split into more than one House district, which dilutes our voice in the state house. It causes confusion and frustration for residents to being shifted so often. The part of Morrisville I live in is built out and no more large developments can be built here, but we are still affected by the rapid growth on the other end of town. We need additional schools and infrastructure improvements to sustain this rapid growth. Our interests are closely intertwined with Cary because we live so close to the border. Many schools in the area are capped.