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: Many parks and rivers that run through these counties. We have 4 universities within 25 minutes of the residents and expansive ISD's

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: Historically this region has had a large middle class which has centered around manufacturing, environmental stewardship, and community pride.

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: The community is located along Saginaw Bay. Large middle class communities with three large city centers within a 20 minute drive. It is also demographically similar to the rest of Michigan as a whole.

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 as a community have below average degree attainment despite access to many academies and universities. Having the tri city less represented by rural communities will help us find suitable jobs to replace manufacturing that has been lost. Being a closer community geographically we enjoy shorter commutes than average making transportation infrastructure important.