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 people in my community gather at the community garden or the local parks. We also have a monthly community meeting at local pre-school. Nowadays some meetings are online. There is a shopping center that is walkable as well as the local train station. Bike trails are also avaiable.

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: My community consists of lots of elderly retired people as well as young millenials and middle aged professionals. My community is very diverse and consists of a variety of income levels.

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: The economic and environmental concerns in my community consists of too much over development of land. Too much density is on the rise in this area with many condo/townhome developments along the way bring more people to the area than the infrastructure can hold. In addition the elderly in my community along with people who hae lived here for a long time will no longer be able to afford to live here due to high taxes and rise in home values and rent.

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: There is a serious concern of high taxes and property values driving those that have always lived here out because of affordability. There should be something in place so we can all afford to live where we want to live.