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 La Plata County Dems, Indivisible Durango, Fort Lewis College, Durango Library, Unitarian Universalist congregation, the Animas View MHP Co-op, the Durango Rec Center, the Animas River Trail (ART), the Durango Trolley

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.

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 suffers from an almost complete lack of affordable housing. We are a tourist destination because of the river activities and local ski resorts and mountain hiking opportunities. Many businesses are currently suffering from lack of staffing. There is nowhere for their workers to live!

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: La Plata County in CD03 votes for progressive candidates yet is drowned out by the huge expanse of the rural district. Cut it in half and give us our voice!