To the Editor:
This is in response to the Villages-News.com story, $843,829 shoreline repair project begins at Lake Sumter.
The story said:
“The shoreline extending from the Lighthouse to just prior to the John E. Parker Bridge is showing areas of moderate to severe erosion and requires repair. An $843,829 shoreline repair project has begun at Lake Sumter in The Villages. The Project Wide Advisory Committee is paying for the project to restore the affected shoreline using compacted clean fill material and to reinforce the banks through the installation of riprap.”
I previously lived on the waterfront property and got to enjoy the advantages and beautiful views but I also had to pay for repairs to bulkheads and fill. My neighbors did not get the same advantages, but they also did not pay for repairs and upkeep.
Why are we paying for the above repairs at Lake Sumter when the owners, having the benefit of waterfront property, should have known the rewards and downfalls of waterfront living. The Project Wide Advisory Committee did not and does not pay for problems on my property. Maybe the builders should also be held responsible for building too close to the shoreline and not considering the erosion risks.
Cherryl Capotosto is a resident of the Village of Hemingway.