Uploaded May 2018 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
You may remember that on February 15, 2018, Marion County Emergency Management responded to SE 79th McLawren Terrace in The Villages in reference to several sinkholes that formed, and two residences had to be evacuated. Today (5-21-2018), four new sinkholes opened up around that same area off SE 79th McLawren Terrace and 171st McAlpin Street in The Villages. Three of those sinkholes are visible: one of them is in the roadway and two of them are located on individual properties. A fourth sinkhole has re-opened underneath the adjoining lake on the golf course behind the homes. The residence that is near the sinkhole in the roadway has been evacuated since February, and no one has been evacuated as of yet today. Officials with State Emergency Management, The Villages and Marion County have been notified. We will continue to monitor this situation as it unfolds and will provide you with updates when they become available.
You may remember that on February 15, 2018, Marion County Emergency Management responded to SE 79th McLawren Terrace in The Villages in reference to several sinkholes that formed, and two residences had to be evacuated. Today (5-21-2018), four new sinkholes opened up around that same area off SE 79th McLawren Terrace and 171st McAlpin Street in The Villages. Three of those sinkholes are visible: one of them is in the roadway and two of them are located on individual properties. A fourth sinkhole has re-opened underneath the adjoining lake on the golf course behind the homes. The residence that is near the sinkhole in the roadway has been evacuated since February, and no one has been evacuated as of yet today. Officials with State Emergency Management, The Villages and Marion County have been notified. We will continue to monitor this situation as it unfolds and will provide you with updates when they become available.
