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Brief History of Sudden Valley:
The Community Association of Sudden Valley started its life as “the
Ranch”.
The original owner of the acreage was Banning Austin. In 1949 the land
was
sold to Glen and Betty Corning who named it the Ranch and lived there
with
their children until they sold 1,200 acres of the property in 1968 for
1.8 million.
The new owner was Ken Sanwick of Sudden Valley Inc. He envisioned the
land
as “Sudden Valley the Undevelopment” and wanted it to remain
natural while still
incorporating homes into the wilderness. By 1969 the County Commissioners
approved the first plat for 158 lots west of Lake Whatcom Boulevard.
The first property owner was Mae Schatz who bought Division 1 Lot 112
in May
of 1969. In the 70’s the Valley changed ownership a few times. SunMark
Inc.
bought out the Sanwick Corporation in 1973 and then in 1975 Continental
Mortgage
Investors took over from SunMark as the developer. This was short lived
as CMI
declared bankruptcy not long after. In December 1976 ownership and control
was
transferred to newly named Sudden Valley Community Association.
The owner of SunMark, Roger Ufkes, who happened to be the son of the first
property
owner, formed the original Board of Directors for the new Community Association.
He served on the Board for two years in the early 70’s and is credited
for urging the
property owners to buy the Golf Course and all its subsidiaries for 1.4
million.
The one time assessment fee of $400 was voted on and passed by the residents.
The SVCA now held the title to all the roads, parks, greenbelt, recreation
facilities,
marina, airstrip and the country club.
Sudden Valley was well on its way to becoming the community it is today… |
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