We had the retention pond behind our house develope sinkholes twice and drain the pond. The second fix was a liner and that has held for 18 years. It took a year to do the work. We now have a beautiful year round lake behind the house and love it. All of Florida is plaged by sink holes due to the limestone that gives way in dry spells where the water table below drops leaving nothing to hold the limestone up. The Villages does a good job of taking care of sinkholes as they open as do all towns in Florida. There are proper steps to follow per the FDEP which take time. There is no quick fix, but there are correct fixes.
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