A steady stream of trucks ferrying in loads of fill dirt has been heading down Chalmer Terrace in an attempt to stabilize a sinkhole which has had the Buttonwood Heights neighborhood on edge since Easter weekend.
“It’s scary stuff,” said Ruth DiDomenico who stood in her driveway a few houses away, watching the big trucks roll in.
About 20 trucks of fill dirt are being dumped into the sinkhole in an attempt to stabilize it, Gina Lambert of Villages Public Safety Department said.
She said the sinkhole is being closely monitored to see how the dirt settles in. The process will take at least 24 to 48, she said.
“We are confident in the progress they are making,” Lambert said.
The trucks hauling in the dirt were from Rainey Construction.
Helicon Property Restoration is in charge of the site, Lambert said.
Villages Public Safety and Community Watch are there to provide traffic control and ensure public safety, Lambert said.
Several insurance companies had personnel at the site Wednesday afternoon reassuring homeowners of the situation.
Marilyn Johnson who has lived in the Village of Silver Lake since 1991 pointed out that in her 23 years in the Villages, the Historic Side has not been hit by a tornado or had a sinkhole.
“Must be Harold,” she said.
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