A light pole towers above Driver Field on Signal Mountain. If the town is awarded a grant through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, it would be able to replace the field’s light poles and make other significant renovations. (Staff photo by Myron Madden)
Marion Field sits behind Signal Mountain Golf & Country Club. The town is applying for a grant through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation that would allow for significant renovations to the field. (Staff photo by Myron Madden)
Driver Field sits behind Signal Mountain Golf & Country Club. The town is applying for a grant through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation that would allow for significant renovations to the field. (Staff photo by Myron Madden)Signal Mountain planners are exploring a grant opportunity that could help restore the town’s baseball and softball fields to their former glory.
The grant, offered through the state’s Local Parks and Recreation Fund, would go toward renovations at Driver Field and Marion Field, both of which sit behind Signal Mountain Golf & Country Club.
The fields have not seen any significant improvements since they were built in the 1950s, planners explained, and residents who support the grant say the touch-up is long overdue.
“I played softball out there in 1968, ’69 and ’70, and it ain’t changed since then,” said town resident Randy Rigsby.
As of now, specific improvements are not set in stone, said Jennifer Williams, regional planner for the Southeast Tennessee Development District.