I am new to the villages, so new I'm not there yet. I close on my new house in a couple of weeks. I drove up there today to see if there was any flood or wind damage to my new house. Everything okay. I was amazed at the drainage system. All kinds of drains sending water to the golf courses and the ponds and preserves.
I think the duration of the course closures is unique to the villages. So many houses are in a flood plane. I didn't even know you could build where they are building and have built. It is engineering magic. Our golf suffers, but i sense that most residents approve of the strategy.
I currently belong to the golf club at Reunion resort in Kissimmee. We three courses on property. One was open one day after the hurricane, two were open 2 days after the hurricane. All three are open now. So its not that all courses in Florida are closed, its mostly just the villages. But I think everybody understands why, the elevation in the housing developments is low.
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