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 shops in north Columbus at stores like Publix, Winn Dixie and Target. We frequent the North Columbus Library. We have community ball games at Britt David Park and Double Churches Park. We attend churches in the Hilton Woods area and the downtown Columbus area. We attend college in the Hardaway area as well as the downtown Columbus area.

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 community is aging, although there are pockets of young families that attend schools in our area.

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 employed in several of the main industries in Columbus such as banking, TSYS, hospitals, Pratt and Whitney, AFLAC, etc. We are concerned about maintaining green spaces for parks and recreation, as well as beauty.

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: Our community needs affordable healthcare, adequate crime control, roads maintained, much better mental health services including drug and alcohol rehabilitation. We also need faster and more reliable mail service.