Business View Civil and Municipal | May/June 2022

119 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5 growth in the town.” Like most communities in North America, housing is in high demand and finding new development has become a top priority for Tecumseh and Essex County. The region has grown 20 percent over the past five years and finding appropriate housing to meet the demand has been an issue. “We know there is pent up demand for further opportunities for housing in Tecumseh,” Hillman says. “It’s one of those communities that in our region is very desirable, so we are working to ensure that we can get appropriate housing opportunities available for the private industry to bring forward. That’s where we will be putting a lot of emphasis over the next five years.” Tecumseh has already been working on a community improvement plan in its downtown core, which offers incentives to draw in more housing development, particularly for apartment- Over 50 Years Of Experience (519)-737-1253 www.elmara.com 5365 Walker Rd, Oldcastle, ON N0R 1L0 General Contracting: • Commercial • Industrial • Institutional • Residential Site Servicing Concrete Foundations Concrete Pools Infrastructure Design Build Industrial Cleanup, Site Maintenance & Waste Disposal TOWN OF TECUMSEH , ONTAR IO