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 Dekalb public libraries and schools are invaluable resources in our community. Tucker Parks, such as Henderson, Kelley Cofer, Johns Homestead, and then new parks in Smoke Rise are also important gathering places.

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.

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: Like other parts of Georgia, our area has been used frequently by the film industry. Most local candidates are interested in remaining competitive for these projects.Many of our schools qualify for free lunch and children are living in multi-generational households. Economic and community support for children, families, and elders is of importance in this area.I consider our community as one of the "inner suburbs," which is also seeing a lot of new development. New housing and commercial districts are making significant (negative) environmental impact on our streams and lakes.

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: Our area is spread out and surrounded and connected by several large arteries, including I-85 and I-285 and Hwy 78. Our connectivity creates inherent relationships to other parts of Atlanta -- Doraville, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Stone Mountain, Decatur, etc. We are constantly working, patronizing, and supporting businesses and communities along the same major corridors and have a vested interest in making sure decisions support the whole community.