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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I was impressed by the fact that most of The Villages did NOT have flooding during Hurricane Irma. All of the things put in place worked. They lowered the ponds by running the sprinklers in the common areas and they then deliberately allowed their own golf courses to flood to save people's homes. I thought it worked like a CHARM. I was even astonished the golf courses recovered after a month or two.
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i agree- it was amazing to watch how well the planning worked out-- everything around us was built to handle water flow & drainage. we were the 1st family to move into our area. everything around us was a construction site, & here we are 3 yrs later with an entire neighborhood & very nice people to boot. for months we watched the homes & roads go up, and often spoke with some of the workers, who explained how the roads are all built on a slant to help drain any standing waters, which then is sent thru pipes to wherever it goes.