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: Our community, including the subdivisions of Marion Estates, Heritage Heights, and Short Hills is described as "A quiet mid-century neighborhood in the middle of it all." Established over 60 years ago, we are nestled between Camelback Mountain and the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. Our families are uniquely situated to take advantage of hiking the mountains and also walking to our neighborhood restaurants including Vincent's, North, and Chelsea's Kitchen. We drink coffee at La Grande Orange and ride the canal to The Biltmore. Our kids go to school in Phoenix (Hopi, Ingleside, Arcadia) or at the adjacent Phoenix Country Day School. We work out at The Village and shop at AJs, a few blocks away.

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: Our prized neighborhood guards against indiscriminate development that does not focus on preserving the qualities that make this area that make it special. 2-story homes can threaten our mountain views and commercial development should remain family and service-oriented.

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 are surprised that our urban, Phoenix neighborhoods have been added to a legislative district that includes our neighboring town of Scottsdale as well as exurbs of Fountain Hills, Cave Creek, and beyond into Tonto National Forest. Our geographic economic interests do not extend to tourism, casinos, or large-scale housing developments.

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 would like our community to stay within a Phoenix legislative district, as it has been for the past 10 years. We would be best represented by someone who, like us, chose to live in the 4th largest city in the country, in an established neighborhood that is identified by our Phoenix mountains.