Why does the City need a new municipal complex?

The current City Hall was built more than fifty years ago and only provides approximately 3,000 square feet of space. It housed a handful of employees and served a few hundred residents for decades. This building is too small to host Council Meetings and other City services. Today there are about 22 employees. Many staff members that office in the current building must share insufficient space. To temporarily alleviate some of these space issues, the City had to purchase a modular building for Public Works staff to office from.

The proposed 32,000 square foot municipal complex is planned to accommodate current needs and some future growth needed to service Aledo’s rapidly growing community.

The new municipal complex will be a one-stop-shop to better serve Aledo constituents by optimizing City services and it will have space for 50-75 employees, including a new police department. The new building will house City Administration, City Council, City Secretary, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Parks Department, Development Services, Municipal Court, Utility Billing, Community Rooms and eventually a new Police Department. The facility will also extend the outdoor placemaking and walkable downtown community.