What is going on a Dallas White Park in North Port?
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
Commissioner Pete Emrich: There’s some confusion about what’s going on at Dallas White Park and the campus at Al Gol Hall. The City isn’t looking to sell the Park. The City is asking if anyone wants to form a public private partnership with the City to renovate or better use the land and waterfront property. Yes building apartments in one area did come up in discussions as did some retail space, but those are just some ideas. The City is hoping the private sector may come along and want to invest in removing the old buildings where the old pool is and reviving that area so it can be best utilized instead of being boarded up for years. The YMCA was out for the past two and a half years, then Covid hit, so not much has been done to market this asset. Let’s see what the private sector thinks may work there before taxpayer money has to be spent on demolition and other issues a company or non profit group may be able to tackle for less money than what government must pay