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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Sinkhole drains pond at Pimlico

A sinkhole has drained a pond at Hole #4 at the Pimlico Executive Golf Course.

A crew was at the site today and had used heavy equipment to build a small dam to keep the entire pond from draining.

Another pond at the Pimlico course near this one was plagued with sinkholes last year.

A sinkhole drained that pond in February 2016. Then another sinkhole in May 2016 drained the pond again and necessitated another round of repairs costing thousands of dollars.

Last year, CDD 5 Chairman Walter Martin noted the liner at that pond has broken several times since 2005.

A sinkhole has drained a pond at Pimlico Executive Golf Course.
A sinkhole has drained a pond at Pimlico Executive Golf Course.
The pond at Hole #4 was drained by a sinkhole at Pimlico Executive Golf Course.
The pond at Hole #4 was drained by a sinkhole at Pimlico Executive Golf Course.
Heavy equipment was used to build a small dam to prevent the entire pond from draining.
Heavy equipment was used to build a small dam to prevent the entire pond from draining.

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