[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by elizabeth52

I really respect everyone on this forum. And it has been my dream to live here. But I do not understand why everyone keeps saying that sinkholes are rare in the Villages. Maybe these catastrophic types are rare, I agree, but are you saying that sinkhole activity has not affected many homes in the Villages, just like in other parts of Florida? Even the Villages sales rep admits to this lesser form of activity. To say that this is rare is misleading.

The smallest of "cave in's" visible in the ground or invisible underground would be concerning to anyone, if truth be told.

About nine years ago we had a massive groundhog invasion.
These critters are super big, bigger than the Florida rodents.

They had tunnels under our back property.............

They build apartment houses with many rooms under the earth, under your shrubs, etc............it took a long time to eradicate them. We finally had all of the old shrubs on the hill removed and the earth bulldozed............this was to get rid of the ones that my husband didn't capture in his have a heart traps......totally reshaped the land back there and put on a deck. .....followed by a three season sun room...........but who knows when they will return? Probably digging their new caverns right now.

We are practical people and want to know the truth; don't have our heads in the sand/ground like the groundhogs.