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: Traverse City is the main center of shopping. Many of the rural communities travel to the Traverse City area. We also have a community college in Traverse City.

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: Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Cherry Festival in Traverse City.

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: Leelanau Penninsula, Northwest of Traverse City. Fishing, Tourism, and Agriculture. The hospitality industry is a large place of employment; as well as fishing and agriculture. Sleeping Bear Dunes is a major point of interest and landmark. Many communities are along the shores of Lake Michigan. Numerous small lakes as well. Beach erosion, the rising water temperature of Lake Michigan and the inland lakes. Invasive species of fish are negatively impacting the fishing industry. Cherry Farmers.

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: Affordable housing is a major issue for workers in the hospitality industry. There are also environmental concerns as well.