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 up of people who live in or near Durango and Bayfield.

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: We have white people, and also Latinx and Native American populations, with a very small representation of other POC. Some people own land or ranches that their families have resided on for several generations. Some Utes are on their Native Lands. Some of us moved here more recently. The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing in another influx of people. We are united around a love of the outdoors and around our history as a rural agricultural, mining and railroad town, which both displaced and built on the Utes, Latinx populations and other groups that previously lived in this area and continue to live here.

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: Our community's main areas of employment involve farming and ranching, tourism, the college, the regional hospital, small businesses, and government jobs. The seasonal tourism industry also means there some people who live here seasonally. We also have a growing population of unhoused people as housing prices increase. The COVID-19 pandemic and shifts to online work options is also bringing in more people who may work remotely for employers in other counties or states.The majority of us have an interest in enjoying the beauty of where we live, and of accessing public lands. Fire and drought are increasing dangers and concerns.

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 community encompasses diverse cultures and economic needs. We need district lines that maintain the cohesion of our community so that we can unite around common communal interests.