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Old 04-19-2014, 03:20 PM
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In Buttonwood off Arrobes Place in the Beecher Path area.
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Old 04-19-2014, 03:39 PM
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When you get a lot of rain it happens. Did it harm the home?
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In Buttonwood off Arrobes Place in the Beecher Path area.

Is it under a house, in the yard, or in the street? Tell us more.
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Old 04-19-2014, 03:52 PM
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At the corner of a house and starting to go under and the neighbor's house is quite close.
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Old 04-19-2014, 03:58 PM
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Yikes, are the police there evacuating the area?
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Old 04-19-2014, 04:05 PM
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I haven't been over there yet. Got a phone call from someone in that neighborhood with a pix in the email. I'll check it out later on our way out and report back.
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Can someone post a pic?
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Wouldn't be best if people stayed away from the scene??
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Story is on News 13 web site.

PHOTOS: Sinkhole growing, threatens 2 houses in The Villages
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Yikes!
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Wonder if it is near the retention pond on Chalmer Terrace. They often are.
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Where was that? Whoops. it is gone.
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Does that house have a foundation? Where are the footings? I really know nothing about sink holes, did they suck in the foundation?
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This is the "Catastrophic Ground Collapse" in your homeowner insurance and usually has a $500 deductible. The home has to be declared unsafe to occupy. I think that is met for these houses.

This IS NOT what is covered in Sinkhole Insurance.
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