City council met Thursday night for a special meeting to discuss issues related to the selection and purchase of property for a park on the west side of Murfreesboro.

Since the beginning of January the City, Parks and Recreation Department, and City Council have been engaged in a process of identifying and reviewing potential parcels of land.

19 properties were being evaluated, and the 522-acres offered by County Mayor Ernest Burgess ranks the highest. NewsRadioWGNS' Jackson Jones has more...

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We spoke with Mayor Shane McFarland about his thoughts of the special meeting..

We asked what's the next step in the process..

Parks Director Lanny Goodwin has previously indicated that the City of Murfreesboro is short of recreational fields, including soccer, baseball and softball fields.