2015 Year in preview: New City Hall

The city expects to move into a new City Hall complex at 1105 Mayland Lane in September of this year. Employees will have more than 50,000 square feet for larger meeting rooms, updated holding cells and reorganized department offices. City Manager Jeff Downes said the city’s computers and servers, currently located in the basement, will be moved to a more secure location in the new building. The municipal courtroom will have its own room distinct from the City Council chambers, and Downes said the courtroom will be equipped with technology and furniture to serve as an emergency operations center. Residents will also have the space to sit in on city work sessions. 

The new City Hall will also provide a community gathering space unlike anything the city currently has. The grand lawn’s amphitheater seating and the patio and kitchen on the second floor are well-suited, Downes said, to holding large city events and meetings of any size. Though no final decisions have been made, Downes anticipates that several events such as I Love America Day and the Wing Ding festival will be held there in the future.