Knoxville, TN (WOKI) South Knoxville residents are working to save Bower Field from rezoning.

Currently, the land is listed as “public park,” but a proposal in November of 2023 to the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission is trying to change that designation to “general business.”

If granted, the change would allow for the company who owns the land to build more homes, transforming that part of Chapman Highway from a rural area into a residential area.

A Facebook page has been started by concerned citizens who want to keep the ball park.

The planning commission will meet on July 11 to hear the rezoning proposal.