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: My community is made of people who live in eastern Paulding county, and often commute to Cobb, southern Cherokee, or Fulton for employment, shopping, and entertainment.

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 is made of varied racial, religious, and ethnic groups. Most residents appear to be employed middle-aged persons with families including children and/or grandchildren. Many of the residents have moved from other places, and do not have a readily apparent shared history.

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: In the community where I live, most people appear to work outside the county, as there is a significant amount of commuting traffic in the mornings and evenings headed to and from Cobb County. The Wellstar Paulding Hospital serves the area and employs a significant number of people. Aside from a few small businesses, most people employed in the immediate area seem to be in employed in jobs that provide services to people who live nearby and work elsewhere (food service, child care, education, 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: Paulding county is currently shifting from a primarily rural county to a suburban county, and there is some flux in the culture here. There is some conflict between the ideals of the long-time residents of the community who lived here before the rapid suburban expansion and newer residents who have often moved to Georgia from other states. The needs of the eastern part of Paulding county (Hiram, Dallas, Acworth) are dramatically different from the needs of the western part of Paulding county (Rockmart and points west). The eastern part of Paulding county would be better aligned with west Cobb. The main needs of the community are education crime/drug prevention and reasonable property taxes.