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 is the people of Eureka Springs- we gather at the Carnegie Public library for educational programs and to check out books and DVDs, we stay healthy by attending fitness classes at the Eureka Springs Community Center, and we hike the trails in town and in the parks- Black Bass Lake and Lake Leatherwood. Swim in the Kings River and Beaver Dam in the summer.

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 is made up of artists and writers and creative thinkers. We are affected by the lack of affordable housing for year-round residents.

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: Tourism is my community’s biggest industry, but it is seasonal so there is seasonal unemployment. Many of the house are owned by people who only visit for a few weeks a year and otherwise rent out these homes as vacation rentals to tourists. There are many hotels here, so this many vacation rentals are not necessary, especially when the people who work at the restaurants have to live out of their cats because they can’t find an affordable apartment.

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 town has very different needs and has a different economy than the other surrounding communities in Carroll County. We don’t have adequate public transportation, or even safe sidewalks. We have high taxes that serve to fund advertising the town to tourist, but very little public services funded by those taxes. So many of the local services (no-kill pet shelter, affordable medication, women’s shelter) are run entirely by non profits that are funded by donations and grants. The closest metro area is a minimum of an hours drive away. There are no facilities for a woman to get prenatal care or even deliver a baby in Carroll County- that means women often go without that sort of care.