The facility, just east of Red Bird Airport in the city's southern sector, is one of the larger pools which will be open this summer. But the fight over small neighborhood pools has not let up. Despite overwhelming public fundraising and a change of mind from Mayor Ron Kirk, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department board still does not want those smaller pools opened. That argument infuriates fellow Park Board member Ralph Isenberg. They're not going to be allowed to open until they are safe.
Caraway wants the city instead to focus on a master plan for the future.
Contrary to what some City Council members believe, the city has no master plan for its pools. Back in 1994, the Park Board decided it needed one, but it went nowhere. Chuck Neuman may help them choose the next step. He's inspecting the pools Dallas has now. However, Neuman admits even cities which go for big water parks still keep neighborhood pools open, too.