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 includes the Oro Valley Marketplace. We meet there to shop, but also hold art fairs and other social gatherings. It also includes Steampump Ranch which holds many events for our community. My community extends to Ft Lowell St in the south which includes the stretch of the Rillito where the Loop passes through. It also includes St Phillips Plaza where we gather. It does not include Pinal County and rural areas to the north. It includes Oro Valley hospital.

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: My Community has many retired people who are politically and civically engaged, well-read and environmentally conscious. It is an ecclectic group and enjoys the diversity within.

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: My community is environmentally responsive and many members moved to this community to be outside as much as possible. We believe in supporting our community both financially and physically by donating money for the upkeep of our area as well as participating in community events.

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: My Community is not contained soley in Oro Valley limits, but we have few commons interests at northern Pinal county. Our Legislative District is so spread out we cannont communicate effectively with each and don't value the same things.