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: The Lewes Library, within the town of Lewes, is relatively new and has a very active program for children and adults and provides meeting space for many local organizations. It serves a large surrounding area. St. Peter's Episcopal Church is important in the town and provides meeting space for various groups. A large Catholic church is just outside town and there are two small African American churches that attract folks from the surrounding 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: Historical Society owns several buildings - one has a bullet hole in the front from an early war, an old medical office, a store, etc. A WWII site at the state park has a bunker turned into a museum where soldiers were stationed to triangulate location of submarines in the Atlantic Ocean from multiple towers at the park and seashore here and locations to our immediate south. The town of Lewes has the oldest population in age in the state. We have an active education program for seniors.

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: Lewes is on the Atlantic Ocean, where the Delaware River runs into the ocean at a point at Cape Henlopen State Park. The historic town with excellent restaurants and shops attracts a lot of tourists, including via the Cape May Ferry. Toxic materials shipped down the River from NJ and other sources north. There remain numerous homes on septic tanks. The chicken industry is huge just to our west with growing and processing plants nearby, with a lot of nitrogen going into the ground water, 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: Tourism, environment, aging, education