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.

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 has strong ties to the local mountain environment. Far more than those who only arrive for a few ski runs in winter, we live and breathe the air at 8,000+ feet, and want to see the forests, mountains, and waters preserved for their own sake.

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 primary driver of the economy in my community is highly seasonal tourism. While tourism brings prosperity to our towns, it also brings problems regarding how to balance the allure for (wealthy, usually) tourists with the needs of the people who run the towns and resorts.

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: Summit County has a powerful county identity. Moreso than nearly any other county I'm aware of, locals take pride in being from Summit and when asked where they're from, will usually respond with the county rather than the particular town. Though I very much doubt it would be, this powerful county unity should not be divided.