NORTH PORT – The North Port City Commission will close Al Goll Hall and the building once occupied by the YMCA in Dallas White Park but on Tuesday stopped short of voting to demolish the two structures, in hopes that a future redeveloper for the site will pay for that.
The commission did approve the demolition of the pump house and bath house that date back to when the park served as the site for the city’s public pool.
Though she voted along with the other four board members, City Commissioner Debbie McDowell thought it would have made sense to demolish the two structures at the same time as the pool pump and bath houses. She worried that if the city merely boarded up the two buildings, it could create an opportunity for blight.