The IronPigs future in Allentown could be hanging in the balance as the team seeks funding for renovations at Coca-Cola Park.“I think there’s a threat, I think there’s always a threat you can always lose a team like that,” Mayor Matt Tuerk said.
With a combination of state and county funds, the needed funding was almost at hand except for the last $1.5 million Allentown was going to kick in from its federal COVID funds. If not there is at least a threat the IronPigs could pack up their bats and balls and play elsewhere.
Major League Baseball is requiring the county-owned stadium to upgrade its facilities with male and female locker rooms, a training facility, and other amenities. With a combination of state and county funds the money was almost at hand except for the last $1.5 million Allentown was going to kick in from its federal COVID funds. If not there is at least a threat the IronPigs could pack up their bats and balls and play elsewhere.
"I think there’s a threat, I think there’s always a threat you can always lose a team like that," Allentown’s Mayor Matt Tuerk responded when asked if he thought the threat of departure was real.C.C. Gerlach, in her first term on the council, voted no. She told Fox 29’s Jeff Cole, "We are a town of poverty. Parks, pools, and playgrounds we have to invest in. We have people who can’t afford to pay their rent.