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: Neptune City school district has close relationships/feeds into Neptune Township and Redbank schools, which are in LD11. Parkway map splits Redback into LD13. School-related interests will thus problematically be spread out among 3 different representatives under that configuration.

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: Growing LGBTQ population.

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: Neptune City is a working class community with a significant minority population in affordable housing. The City is connected to the ocean via Shark River. Officials and environmental organizations do a lot of work to clean and improve the health of the river. Wall Township has historically opposed environmental reforms Neptune City supports. Sharing LD30 with Wall will prevent these environmental concerns from being addressed.

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: Proposed Parkway map problematically removes Neptune City from LD11 to LD30, which would be detrimental for the town. Neptune City's interests are more in line with Asbury Park and Neptune Township than with other communities in Parkway LD30. Parkway LD30 leadership may be too focused on Lakewood and other larger areas at the expense of Neptune City's interests. Neptune City has historically been in LD11 and should remain there.