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: We have a lot of folks who use Kiwanis Park as a place to play and exercise. They also use the Endor Iron Fitness Trail. We have a great many churches. We also have good participation with social service organizations like Family Promise and Christians United Outreach Center. We have an active downtown shoppping area and the Temple Theatre is a downtown anchor.

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: The complexion of Sanford is becoming more diverse. Things were segregated informally until the 2000's. Now there are more Hispanic immigrants than ever before. The three main groups are Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics. We still don't have many AAIP's. But on my street, there is a much bigger racial mix than ever before.

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: We have a lot of manufacturing that has kept the econmy going. Also lots of health care jobs, educational jobs, and service jobs.

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 were targeted as a coal ash dump location recently. As far as I can tell, that has been ended. We also have people coming in to propse fracking, which many citizens oppose. We have a need for affordable housing, especially with all the new industry coming into the county. That being said, there is real friction in the area about how much housing/apartments are being built in traditionally more rural/undeveloped areas.