LUTZ — After a nearly yearlong bureaucratic battle sparked by a 100-foot-deep sinkhole, Lake Park will finally reopen today, according to Hillsborough County officials.

But the hole still isn't fixed.

Instead, it will be surrounded by locked fencing, as the city of St. Petersburg, the land's owner, and Hillsborough County, the park's operator, continue to sort out their leasing agreement. Officials said an agreement is close.

The park was first closed in December, a month after the 6-foot-wide sinkhole opened near a roadway.

St. Petersburg had leased the land to Hillsborough County for $1 annually since 1984. The county started charging a park entry fee in recent years, and has agreed to start paying St. Petersburg $36,000 annually in rent.

The Hillsborough County Commission could approve the agreement in 2017, officials said.

For now, the county said, Lake Park will run under its current lease agreement, which lasts through July 2019.

The Tampa BMX community has been fighting to get the park reopened and even made a float for the Fourth of July parade to bring attention to its efforts. The park offered one of few bike tracks in the area.

The 589-acre park also has bird watching, hiking, horseback riding, and canoeing and kayaking. The St. Petersburg City Attorney's Office did not return a request for comment.