Ronselli Park in Sweetwater celebrated its grand opening with a family event featuring food and music.

The renovations to the park have been years in the making. They made their official debut on Friday for all to enjoy.

Sweetwater Mayor Jose “Pepe” Diaz said this makes it all worth it.

“The smile on the children’s faces, they’re eager to get out and see this,” he said.

Many children attended the event. Those who spoke with 7News said they were impressed with what they saw.

“I never want to leave!” said a young parkgoer.

Residents expressed excitement for what the park means for the community.

“It’s amazing, it’s a great opportunity for the city, for everybody,” said Alyssa Moreno.

Ronselli Park offers several sporting facilities, including baseball, basketball, pickleball, football, soccer fields and more.

“We’re both in karate. He’s in the first class, and I’m in the second class,” said a young resident. “I’m gonna be in basketball and soccer and baseball.”

The newly established Jorge Mas Canosa Youth Center, named after the Cuban American businessman with deep roots in the community, also has programs for kids and teens, like ballet and karate.

Mas’ son, Jose Mas, part owner of Inter Miami, said the team will be involved with soccer programs at the center.

“We’re going to help to bring coaches, run skills clinics when we can, gather lots of kids in the community,” he said. “We want all the kids in this area to start learning soccer at a young age. I think that so many kids play youth soccer; we’re going to try to bring that into the community.”

The park is now open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Ronselli Park in Sweetwater celebrated its grand opening with a family event featuring food and music.

The renovations to the park have been years in the making. They made their official debut on Friday for all to enjoy.

Sweetwater Mayor Jose “Pepe” Diaz said this makes it all worth it.

“The smile on the children’s faces, they’re eager to get out and see this,” he said.

Many children attended the event. Those who spoke with 7News said they were impressed with what they saw.

“I never want to leave!” said a young parkgoer.

Residents expressed excitement for what the park means for the community.

“It’s amazing, it’s a great opportunity for the city, for everybody,” said Alyssa Moreno.

Ronselli Park offers several sporting facilities, including baseball, basketball, pickleball, football, soccer fields and more.

“We’re both in karate. He’s in the first class, and I’m in the second class,” said a young resident. “I’m gonna be in basketball and soccer and baseball.”

The newly established Jorge Mas Canosa Youth Center, named after the Cuban American businessman with deep roots in the community, also has programs for kids and teens, like ballet and karate.

Mas’ son, Jose Mas, part owner of Inter Miami, said the team will be involved with soccer programs at the center.

“We’re going to help to bring coaches, run skills clinics when we can, gather lots of kids in the community,” he said. “We want all the kids in this area to start learning soccer at a young age. I think that so many kids play youth soccer; we’re going to try to bring that into the community.”

The park is now open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.