the civic center was built over three city blocks in downtown. the complex has a total of . 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 north plaza.