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Originally Posted by Happydaz
So what are you are saying is that leaking water pipes and sewer lines can’t cause sinkholes? You sound like an employee for the Villages. That is certainly OK as everyone has a right to be on a forum. Maybe I am wrong, but it is strange why someone would feel the need to say it isn’t a sinkhole. Isn’t this thread called “Hillsborough Trail Sinkhole?”
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Agree. What I cannot figure out is the logic.
Arguing that it is not a sinkhole is probably strictly accurate. For some reason, the Villages does not want this area to be perceived as prone to sinkholes. Sinkholes have a specific, natural cause. These aren’t caused by that so these are not sinkholes. The Villages does not have a sinkhole problem.
Instead, the Villages has a problem with infrastructure which was apparently built to minimum standards and is now failing resulting in depressions, empty retention ponds, and costly repairs. These aren’t naturally occurring sinkholes they are man made problems.
And somehow making that distinction is supposed to be much better for marketing!