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: I am new to this community but a life-long resident of Statesboro. I have many relatives and friends who live here in in surrounding areas. We are mainly socially held together through our fellowship in various churches. Personally, I feel that ours is a very close-knit faith community. From this area we have access to a hospital, various shopping areas and services, a local mall, and GSU. This is a good place to live. I feel that our districts are good as they are. Our present districts give us hope for the future as we see ourselves voting for people who have our best interest at heart.

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: This community is located in a historically farming area. For many years people sharecropped, or worked as hired hands for local landowners. Now the area has taken on an urban flavor as it has developments with a diversity of people. However, the cottonfields still line the landscape, but nobody picks it anymore.

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: Economically, there are many jobs for anyone who is seeking employment. But the wages are still below national standards. We have the colleges that provide great educations. But as soon as local people graduate, they head for areas that offer better opportunities.

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: Something needs to be done that will attract bigger business that offers better paying salaries to the area. Also there is always a need for more services that will make the lives of senior citizens better. There is also a need for a transportation system that will connect the rural with the urban areas.