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: Columbus is a spread out city that serves the entire surrounding area (Talbot, Harris, Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Sumter, Macon, etc) as the main urban center. Columbus citizens often have to travel twenty minutes in any direction to acquire anything. Therefore any meaningful representative for these counties must also include Columbus, all of Columbus.

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 affected by major issues such as crime, high property taxes, income inequality, lack of affordable housing, and food deserts.

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 Chattahoochee River is the lifeblood of our community, and water pollution is a major concern for our community

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: We hope that the entire Chattahoochee Valley can be grouped into a single district.