Sweetwater, Texas

7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 open late. Residents are invited to BYOB and a lawn chair to enjoy an evening with neighbors and friends. “Each month we are trying to bring in really good community entertainment, which would then start drawing outsiders to Sweetwater,” says Hunt. Sweetwater is working to combat the lack of housing. The recent sale of 30 acres has opened up space for the development of a subdivision. Hunt recounts, “We are going to have a new subdivision that will provide us up to 94 homes. We already have a subdivision that can hold up to 25 new homes. There are already eight homes that have been completed or are under construction. There is an independent builder that’s building on some lots in town.” She adds that many homes in the city are in need of updates, but contractors are in short supply, creating further housing challenges. With many of Sweetwater’s workforce living