Talks about bringing Minor League Baseball to Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro have rekindled.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Talks about bringing Minor League Baseball to Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro have rekindled.
For Lisa Cisco, chairperson of “Home Run History,” the Village tells the story of not just Murfreesboro’s history, but also her own. Home Run History is a group that has been working to bring a Minor League Baseball team to a Murfreesboro facility.
“My family owned the home that’s in the very front and my grandmother grew up in the house that was in the back,” Cisco said. “It’s very important to me that we maintain our history.”
Originally, Cisco told News 2 that she wasn’t on board with a baseball stadium, thinking it would replace the town’s roots. However, she’s since learned that the proposing developer doesn’t want to take away Cannonsburgh at all. The two went back to the drawing board.
“It would become the main entrance to the baseball park. They would utilize Cannosnburgh’s history,” Cisco said. “It’s not going to be a huge park. They’ve scaled back the size of it, which will also decrease the cost that was anticipated.”
Cisco’s previous “Save Cannonsgurgh” Facebook group has the name “Home Run History.”
The organization has partnered with the developer, working on renderings for a newly proposed 3,500-seat stadium.
“[It would be] A great place for young families, grandparents bringing grandchildren, people that just love baseball,” Cisco added. “It’s going to have a lot of entertainment value, and the pricing will be similar to what it is when you go to the movies.”
News 2 spoke with Cannonsburgh visitors, who all supported the idea so long as the stadium preserves village history
“It’s important for previous generations to come over here and get to see the town and understand how people lived back then,” Chris Underwood added.
Cisco said that they to have renderings to share with the public in the coming weeks. Once she and the developer feel they have enough support, they’ll take their plans to City Council.