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PHOTOS: Does Montgomery Village Have Sinkholes?

A Montgomery Village resident says a photo of a hole in the ground near the Thomas Choice Condominiums shows a sinkhole.

Does Montgomery Village have sinkholes? One resident thinks the Village might.

The above photos were taken of a ground depression near Thomas Choice Condominium, in the Apple Ridge Road area of Montgomery Village.

Montgomery Village Foundation Director of Community Management Karen Kodjanian said the sinkhole is on private property (not owned by Montgomery Village) and damaged a pipe for a nearby pond.

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The pipe is scheduled to be fixed next week, Kodjanian said.

On Friday, March 1, a Florida man was believed to be dead after being swallowed by a sinkhole the night before.

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The sinkhole was reportedly 20- to 30-feet wide.

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