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: South Brunswick includes unincorporated communities with Princeton addresses.

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: South Brunswick hosts cultural and religious festivals (like Diwali) every year for people from nearby Montgomery and Princeton. Many Muslim residents stay and celebrate in South Brunswick instead of going to Edison. South Brunswick is the hub of Middlesex County for Asian residents. It is the home of the Islamic Center of NJ, which is one of largest mosques and cultural centers in the state. That Center is expanding to include housing and sports complex projects. It serves people from Mercer and Somerset counties, as well as South Brunswick.

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.

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: South Brunswick Asian population shouldn’t be packed with other Asian populations in East Brunswick and Edison just in the name of grouping Asian populations together. LD16 should be left intact.