After 8 ½ years and public expenses approaching $100 million, Stockton’s new city hall in the Waterfront Towers got a partial opening this week.
A city office will be open for payments for utility bills and some permits, marking the first time the building will serve its purpose since the Stockton City Council decided to buy it for $13.6 million in 2017.
At the time, city staff led projected renovation of the 1980s-era buildings would cost roughly $11.8 million for a total public investment of about $25 million…