Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 10

27 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 CHOWCHI LLA , CAL I FORNI A units,” Pruett confirms. “We’re hoping to get the whole thing going here before year’s end. We’re just working out the final details on that development agreement. The market is right, and the developers are eager to start building.” From his end, Hamilton recognizes that some of that heat may be transferring from pandemic-accelerated trends. However, he maintains that most of the housing influx in Chowchilla is being driven by real demand as opposed to speculation. He notes, “Some of the demand we’re seeing now that is leading to these residential developments is the new casino that’s looking to start up construction in 2022. They’ll be just south of us, and they’ve actually delayed their start due to the housing shortage. So, even though the market right now is, admittedly, heavily bloated, our local area really isn’t seeing that. What we’re seeing is more demand for housing, whether it be 20 minutes north or 15 minutes south of here, to