Plans for Hawk Hill still being developed

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-  As Erlanger Park continues to head for completion, talks are ramping up about the future of the Lookouts’ current home.

The team has played at AT&T Field on Hawk Hill since 2000.

When the team leaves next year, the River City Company plans to take ownership of the property and plan to redevelop the land.

Their plans include new housing and dining options along with a park.

Members of the Old Sports Authority Board, who focus on Hawk Hill and not Erlanger Park, discussed what happens if for some reason, River City’s plan does not come to fruition.

Deacon Hicks Armor said, “I think they’re (River City Company) going to take it, and they’ll take it as is which means they’ll have to deal with the stadium or so that’s the last I’ve heard.

City attorney Phil Noblett added, “It’s a demolition issue of a stadium that is on top of Hawk Hill at that point in time and all of that metal obviously is worth something at that point in time and the question is, who has to clean that up? The Sports Authority itself in the event that River City does not get it for $200 at that point in time would have a nice stadium that no one is going to.”

They said they expect AT&T Field to be demolished sometime in Fall of 2026.