Updated at 1:20 p.m. June 28: The contractor is mobilizing at the site on June 28, and demolition work is expected to begin June 29 and last several weeks, according to a news release from the town of Flower Mound. The tennis courts and parking lot will be open, but portions of the Helen & Leonard Johns Community Park and its parking lot may be blocked, according to the release.
Original: Flower Mound Town Council voted June 21 to approve a contract to demolish an old natatorium building and smaller communications building formerly owned by Lewisville ISD.
The buildings are located on 7.425 acres of land adjacent to the Helen & Leonard Johns Community Park. The demolition of the buildings will cost $595,519, according to a staff memo.
The town purchased the land from the district for an active park. Future plans could include building a cultural arts center with a performance theater there, the memo stated. Recommendations call for the center to focus on music and performance, but it could also include a gallery and classroom space, according to the memo. Other possible improvements at site include trails, landscaping, overlooks of the pond, additional parking and lighting.
