‘We need help’: Residents call on Polk County officials as large crater still threatens homes

KATHLEEN, Fla. — Nearly a year after Hurricane Milton, a large crater is still threatening homes on Willow Wisp Drive North.

The gaping hole — about 40 feet wide and 10 feet deep — opened up between two houses, causing one to partially collapse inside. Since then, stepping outside has served as a constant reminder for resident Antonia Lawson that his years of hard work could be gone overnight.

“So why are we working, trying to have something nice, when we can’t have nothing nice? Something is stopping it right there,” he said…

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