Hillsboro Civic Center - Amenities and Use

Amenities and Use

The Civic Center was built over three city blocks in downtown. The complex has a total of 168,436 square feet (15,648.2 m2). The complex has two plazas, with the northern plaza designed to create an outdoor amphitheater with seating for 700. Dedicated as the Tom Hughes Civic Center Plaza, the buildings of the Civic Center serve as a backdrop to the amphitheater, and by using Main Street to increase the space, the amphitheater can accommodate crowds of 5,000 people. South Plaza connects the government portions of the complex to the 120 unit residential component of the development to the south. Both plazas have water features, including a fountain in the 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m2) North Plaza.

On the ground floor is a Starbucks coffee shop in a 1,600-square-foot (150 m2) space, while the 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) designed for the library branch remain open for future government use. In the government areas there is a 3,800-square-foot (350 m2) conference center and the city council chambers. This includes a 250 seat auditorium. The Civic Center hosts the seasonal, weekly farmer’s market on Saturdays, and a marketplace on Tuesdays that features various vendors, both utilizing the center’s plaza area. Plans call for an upscale restaurant in a 3,800-square-foot (350 m2) space. City services at the site include the Administration Department, city planning, the office of the city recorder, and the municipal court among others. The Civic Center also houses the office of the mayor and is the site of the twice-monthly city council meetings.