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Article Courtesy
of The Villages News
By Meta Minton
Published September 18, 2018
The pricetag for repairs at a problematic pond in the Village
of Alhambra is projected to reach nearly $90,000.
The Community Development District 2 Board of Supervisors on
Friday morning reviewed a 39-page report from Andreyev
Engineering Inc. regarding the most recent sinkholes that have
drained Lago De Leon. The report cost $26,000.
The report recommends the injection of 350 to 400 cubic yards of
grout to repair the pond, which is primarily used for stormwater
retention.
Over the past decade, CDD 2 has spent $78,000 repairing
sinkholes at that particular pond.
Supervisors verified that CDD 2 has sufficient financial
reserves to pay for the nearly $90,000 project.
“We saved up for a rainy day and now it’s raining,” said
Supervisor Bryan Lifsey.
The supervisors also considered spending another $40,000 to
$50,000 for additional engineering work to examine other areas
of the pond not covered in the Andreyev Engineering Inc. report.
“It could prevent us from sitting here a year from now and
facing another $90,000 bill,” said Supervisor Barton Zoellner. |
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Lago De Leon has been drained by a series of sinkholes in
the Village of Alhambra.
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That idea had the support of Robert Kraus, of the Village of
Santiago.
“Fix it once, fix it right,” Kraus said.
In other business, the CDD 2 Board approved a $1.4 million budget with a 12
percent increase in the maintenance assessment rate paid by residents.
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