civic center

But a civic center isn’t just a commercial destination.

Supervisor Janice Hahn voted against the purchase, telling her colleagues she was concerned about the fate of the downtown civic center if the Hall of Administration shut down.

Around Maine, officials added more cooling centers by turning libraries, town halls, civic centers, Y.M.C.A.s and fire departments into places of reprieve.

“Not that it is just a financial center and a civic center and an economic center, but it’s also a neighborhood.”

“There are also opportunities to connect down to the arts district, the civic center, and Little Tokyo on the east-west streets,” he said.