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manaboutown 02-16-2018 06:48 PM
From the unmentionable online news the sinkholes have doubled from three to six which some may consider a calamity in Calumet Grove!

From the photos the homes look beautiful. I really feel for the affected homeowners.

stephenm52 02-16-2018 08:07 PM
I share the same feeling as others i.e. feeling bad for the homeowners. I know that one of the homes affected the folks who purchased it have been there for less than a year. I can’t imagine buying what was probably a dream home, then to have this happen.

In December 2015 we owned a home in Oak Run that’s off SR 200 in Ocala there was a huge sink hole that formed approximately one tenth of a mile away from our house there. It took weeks for it to be repaired but it was the home has since been resold. Below is a link to the story, but the sink hole in Calumet is small compared to the one that was in Oak Run. We had other reasons to sell the home and it had nothing to do with the sink hole.

Massive Sinkhole Threatens to Swallow Homes in Florida Neighborhood - ABC News

graciegirl 02-16-2018 08:16 PM
Picture of the homes and golf course where the sink holes are;

6 Sinkholes open up in the Villages

New Englander 02-17-2018 10:46 AM
This is very scary. I feel so bad for the affected people.

pauld315 02-18-2018 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1515323)
;) PLEASE.... I'm trying to enjoy this movie. Stop yelling FIRE!

From The District Web Site::shrug: (That few read)

Depressons along McLawren Street
Due to the depressions along McLawren Street and adjacent to two houses, the roadway near McLawren Street and McAlpin Street within the Village of Calumet Grove, and the 8th and 9th holes of the Torri Pine Golf Course may be closed intermittently. Public safety professionals are currently evaluating and addressing the safety impacts to the general public. Motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and golf cart users are asked to avoid this area and pay attention to all directional and informational signage. For further information, please contact the District Customer Service Center at (352) 753-4508.
And they still haven't updated their story. 30 foot deep sinkholes are some mighty big depressions ! Maybe that is why few read their website :)

graciegirl 02-18-2018 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by pauld315 (Post 1516255)
And they still haven't updated their story. 30 foot deep sinkholes are some mighty big depressions ! Maybe that is why few read their website :)
Here is what will happen...probably, There will be a company that does such things pour "grout" into the hole. My guess "grout" is a good deal like concrete. If the home has been condemned (too risky to inhabit) then the insurance will cover the costs.

There are some that say that a repaired sinkhole is probably safe, maybe safer than what is unknown.

There was a big mess some years ago where many Florida homeowners used sinkhole insurance fraudulently for cracks and settling that was not due to sinkholes and it burdened the insurance companies to the point that sinkhole insurance was no longer offered. That has since changed.

This is at least my summary of what I have heard and remembered. Sinkholes are scary. Rumors abound.

asianthree 02-18-2018 09:48 AM
Sometime ago in TV while building new houses a sinkhole happened. Ground was pinned and house sold along with others on street. Do not remember which street.

Of course not any worse then friends who the moving truck had finished unloading cars and all, they went out to dinner, storm blew in, lightning occurred, stuck their house they owned for 2 days and it burned to the ground. Nothing left.

Nature happens, when it does you work thru it, start over. While not fair, you can not worry about things you can not change

tagjr1 02-18-2018 08:55 PM
I was ready to buy a newly built home on Image Court when the salesperson informed us that there was a "disclosure" issued for the property. Apparently a "depression" that required 300 cubic yards of grout to fill it had shown up in the intersection in front of the driveway where Memory Lane meets Image. After reading the Engineering Report we decided to continue looking and eventually bought on Ivawood Way. A few months after we moved in and I was looking at a map, I realized we were only 150 yards away from Image Court! There were "depressions" on Hillsborough Trail around the same time.

kstew43 02-18-2018 10:27 PM
the new station that reported this showed a sheriffs video of the sink hole expanding right before his eyes and he caught it all on video..... not the same one as shown by a previous poster. I saw it from the others villages new sight and it is also on youtube.

amazingly terrifying to witness in person...and see on video....


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