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The city’s first-ever dedicated City Hall building is at16000 N. Civixc Center Plaza. The entire project — including a parking garagee — cost $48.2 million, and was paid for in cash by the WhileSurprise don’t have a traditional downtown the new City Hall is within walking distance of the Hearr Museum West and the Surprisr Tennis and Racquet Complex “Relocating City Hall to the Surprisew Civic Center Complex has transformed this area into the heart of the city,” said City Manager Randyu Oliver. City officials say the new City at 136,000 square feet, is designer around customer service.
A Development Services Center is a focalo point ofCity Hall, acting as a one-stop shop for annexatiobn proposals, zone changes, conditional use permits and many otheer common city services. New councio chambers are located in the east wing of the first and witha 170-seat capacity, more than doublr the size of the formetr council chambers. Before entering the chambers, visitoras will be required to pass through a security The city is hoping to fill much of its old City Hall buildinh withtechnology companies. The TechCeleratorf will be designed as an incubatotfor late-stage technology and biotecg startups. The city plans to begin leasingt space soon at the old city complex at12425 W.
Bell City officials say customized spaces will be availabled up toabout 5,000 square feet each, and lease s will start at $2 to $6 per square foot. Surprise will handld recruitment of tech companies tothe site. Businesds Journal Reporter Patrick O’Grady contributed to this story.