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: Marana is a pleasingly diverse that has low income housing and million dollar mansions. We have a very active chamber of commerce and our own health care network. Our schools are very good with more recently built. We incorporated multiple parks into development and hold many community events. We are also closely affiliated with Tucson and the University of Arizona for our culture.

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: Marana began as a ranching and agriculture community that bonded around the community mindedness of a couple of women. We have established a park with a education walk that explains about our history and local service clubs financed a history bus that brings our history to schools.

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: Marana has had very good governance that has allowed it diverse economic growth. We have an outlet mall, a Costco and a Ritz Carlton. Our tourism has expanded to include a premier dude ranch. Plans are to make Marana a shipping hub with expansion of an airport and a possible rail switching facility. At that same time we are bordered in state mountains parks.

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: Currently we and our neighbors in Oro Valley represent only 15.3% of Congressional District 1. We have to compete and a majority rural and tribal district. Our legislative district spans little of our Pima county and most of Pinal county which borders on Phoenix. Again we have very little in common. Our newspaper, radio and television channels are Tucson based. More importantly, Pinal and Pima counties have handled water issues differently. When the water shortage happens we would be better off in Pima county which is more urban than competing with agriculture and mining water interests.