TAMPA, Fla. — Haines City is working to spruce up its parks to make them more family friendly and ready for growth.

What You Need To Know • Haines City Parks and Rec Department working to make additions to its parks • Some of those additions will include more shaded space, parking and splash pads • The newest project is known as the "32-acre project" on the east side of the city

The area at Langston Avenue Park is empty, but it will soon be home to a playground and restrooms. It is one of several projects the city’s Parks and Recreation Department is working to transform to help make room for growth.

“Earlier this year, we opened up Boomerang Park. It is Haines City’s first inclusive playground,” said Parks and Rec Director Terrell Griffin.

For the past six years, Griffin has wor

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