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 mainly made up of people who are either disabled or handicapped. I live in subsidized housing and near this community there are other such properties that are located near middle-income single-family homes. There are many houses of worship nearby, along with quick access to hospital, shopping areas, pharmacies, schools, GSU and other colleges. There is also a newly constructed Senior Citizen Center. Overall, it is a good place to live that has many available resources.

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: GSU provides our community with many opportunities to cultural information and events. Through its School of Fine Arts residents have access to a mixture of concerts, recitals, museum displays, and plays. This is a lot of growth in an area that was surrounded by cotton and tobacco farming in previous years that presented a main source of employment to many of the town's low income residents. Becoming a college town has put Statesboro on the map. Some historical/famous figures are Wemberly Ponder, Willie Matell, and our Black mayor, Jonathan McCollar.

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 my community has a great disparity that exists between the educated and under-educated. There are some social programs designed to address the divide, but they are not enough. The promising part is that we can see that progress is being made as we move forward.

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: As in any community, the needs are many. However, the main problem is the affordable housing shortage . This has created a position of the haves and the have nots. Builders are steadily putting up new very expensive communities without creating resources to address affordable housing. While this remains a great concern, we are hoping that the present leaders will address and add a measure of correction to this condition. I want my community kept in the same district so that we can finish the good work that has already been started.