SVCA snow clearing crews want to touch base with our community about the planning they’re doing to make snow days as easy as possible for you.
While we can’t control the weather, we can (and we have!) put down liquid de-icer on sections that are known hazards in every gate. That will give us a head start before we come in with our fleet of 6 snowplows, 1 de-icing truck, and 2 on-call baby plows. All of which have designated routes in the Valley. Our team includes faces you’ll recognize from Maintenance and Turf Care. Eleven of these employees will be bundled up and waiting for the call from Mr. Jacob Close, master snow day dispatcher.
Behind the scenes, staff from the Admin office will be fielding your reports you can make through this form. Remember, in an emergency you should call 9-1-1.
During our open hours, we’ll be at the phones as usual. If the power is out, use your cell phone to send us an email, and we’ll get back to you ASAP.
We would like to provide information to our Members about changes to SVCA staffing:
Thank you for helping us to welcome new Interim General Manager, Glenn Akramoff. Glenn will be joined by Jacob Close, our Turf Care Superintendent, in ensuring that the needs of this Community are heard and that our staff are given every opportunity to succeed in service to the Membership.
After many years of service for which we express our deep gratitude, we are wishing a farewell to Maintenance Manager Bruce Bishop and Public Safety Manager Norm Smith, both of whom have resigned from SVCA.
It is our hope to evaluate these departments and positions thoughtfully before beginning a hiring process. We appreciate your understanding, optimism, and feedback as we move through these transitions.
View our Contact Page to see how you can connect with us to share your thoughts.
The SVCA Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Glenn Akramoff as Interim General Manager. Glenn has extensive leadership experience working with cities and organizations during periods of transition and change, providing assessments focused on workplace culture, operational structure, workplace policies and procedures, and external forces. Glenn has served as a public works director for the city of Covington as well as various city manager roles throughout the Puget Sound region, including city of Normandy Park and city of Sammamish.
As interim general manager, the SVCA Board feels Glenn will not only positively affect the organization’s performance, he will provide the leadership that Sudden Valley needs over this transition. We are excited that Glenn has agreed to serve in this capacity as we continue implementing our transition plan to find a permanent general manager. The SVCA Board is committed to finding a permanent general manager who values a community culture of honesty, respect, inclusion, and sustainability.
The Board is planning for Glenn’s first day to be on Wednesday, Jan 20th. We anticipate Glenn to be with us for approximately six months to allow the Board ample time to perform a thorough and extensive search for a highly qualified general manager to lead and manage our community.
The Board would like to thank Brian Kruhlak for stepping into the interim general manager role initially. Hiring Glenn will allow Brian to return to his regular job duties as the director of golf and it will bring our association closer to being fully staffed. We would also like to thank all our staff for working diligently through this transition and keeping our services to the community running.
I would also like to thank the community for their patience while we continue to work through this period of change. The Board set up a GM Transition Updates page on our website and will continue to post new information as it becomes available. You can also sign up on our website for our E-blast to receive regular community updates.
If you have any questions about the process or would like to provide input as to what you would like to see in our community’s next GM, please email BOD@suddenvalley.com.
