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: Overlook is made up of both homeowners and renters who are major parts of both the midtown and downtown community. The Columbus Museum and the cultural centers in downtown Columbus are where many people gather.

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: Many of Overlook's buildings and homes are now considered historical and are quite old, especially for Columbus, therefore historic preservation has been a major issue for us.

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: Aflac and the big downtown companies are where a majority of people in the neighborhood are employed

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: Like with all of Columbus, crime, education, pollution, and traffic are major concerns. However, our area is also prone to microbursts- extremely small thunderstorms- that have caused significant damage to the area, so disaster relief is a major concern as well. The last big one downed trees took out electricity and phone lines and did major damage to the neighborhood and surrounding areas.