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City readies Chain of Lakes Park for Dec. 5 opening with rental fees and booking plans; parks staff outline access and turf rules

Winter Haven City Commission · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Chain of Lakes Park is scheduled to begin full operations on Dec. 5, 2025; staff presented a fee schedule, tournament bookings, turf-use rules (no metal cleats, no shelled seeds), trail access points, and an estimated first-year revenue of $355,500 based on current bookings.

Speaker 7 (city staff) described the Chain of Lakes Park project and the proposed facility rental fee schedule needed to finalize bookings and tournaments for 2026. Full operations are scheduled to commence Dec. 5, 2025, with ribbon-cutting planned and tournaments already being scheduled through Visit Central Florida.

Staff explained the proposed fee schedule includes three user categories (public events/Visit Central…

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