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Sudden Valley Mask Policy Update

Starting Tuesday May 18th, Sudden Valley will no longer require residents, customers, or staff who are fully vaccinated to wear a face mask. This is in accordance with the new CDC Guidelines released on May 13th.

        “The president has announced new masking guidance for fully vaccinated individuals, and we are adopting those recommendations today in the state of Washington. I do want to stress these recommendations, as celebratory as they are, they refer to people who are fully vaccinated. That means people who are two weeks after their second dose who had the Pfizer and Moderna shot…or two weeks after the one-shot vaccine. We’re going to update our guidance documents working with the department of health and labor industries to reflect this as soon as possible.”

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee said in the May 14th press conference

This new guidance specifies that you are considered fully vaccinated if:

 It has been at least 14 days after your second dose of a 2-shot vaccine 
  OR  
 It has been 14 days after your shot in a single dose vaccine 

If you do not meet either of these requirements, you are NOT considered fully vaccinated, and it is strongly recommended that you continue taking precautions like social distancing and mask wearing until you are considered fully vaccinated.

This new guidance applies to all Sudden Valley Facilities, both indoor and outdoor. Sudden Valley Staff will NOT be verifying vaccination status of unmasked individuals and Staff who are considered vaccinated will discontinue wearing masks when assisting customers.
For more information, read this article from the WA Governor’s Office. At this time, we do not know what the guidance will look like for SVCA facilities on June 30. More information will be provided as soon as it becomes available. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

We look forward to seeing your smiling faces again!!

By |2021-08-24T15:42:41-07:00May 19, 2021|

Road Closure: Gate 9 Entrance

Scope of Work: Hazard Tree Removal at the entrance to Gate 9

When: Tuesday May 25th from 8 am – 6 pm

Contact: Suzy Brewster, ACC Coordinator at Suzy.brewster@suddenvalley.com or 360-746-8431

Alt Route: Gate 13 entrance (see below)

The red X indicates the portion of the road that will be impacted (not to scale). The green line indicates an alternate route for people traveling through that area.
By |2021-05-18T09:17:02-07:00May 18, 2021|

Board of Directors Candidate Interviews

Dear Sudden Valley Community Members,

On April 22, 2021, the SVCA Board of Directors conducted interviews to fill the vacancy on the Board. Currently, board meetings are being conducted virtually via Zoom and streamed to our SVCA YouTube channel. A separate virtual meeting room, not streamed to YouTube, was used to conduct these interviews. The intent of this process is to ensure that each candidate can be interviewed independently, and no candidate has an advantage of hearing the other candidate’s responses or questions. This allows for a fair process for all candidates. When we host this type of meeting in-person, it is standard for all candidates to be kept outside of the meeting hall and each candidate is invited in one at a time to interview. The expectation was that, just like last year, the candidate interviews would be recorded and posted to YouTube after the meeting.

I hope this gives the community a better understanding of why the board candidates were interviewed in a separate zoom meeting. However, I regret to inform the community that there was an inadvertent failure to record the interview session.

The SVCA Board and Interim GM deeply regret that this has occurred. Our members have the right to participate in the process by viewing these candidate interviews. This Board ran on a platform of transparency, and we believe it is the most important core value for our Board and Community to operate under. This mishap does not provide the adequate transparency that is vital to protecting the integrity of our elections and nominations process.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to apologize to the membership for this mistake. As Board President, I take responsibility for this failure to record the session. I will be working with our Interim GM, the Board, and the Nominations and Elections (N&E) Committee to develop a process checklist to ensure this does not happen in the future. This will establish a consistent methodology for both in-person and virtual meetings for staff, the board, and the N&E committee to follow so that the community is delivered a consistent process.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, please email BOD@suddenvalley.com.

Sincerely,

AJ Tischleder, President

Sudden Valley Community Association
By |2021-04-27T11:47:14-07:00April 27, 2021|

SUDDEN VALLEY CLEAN GREEN 2021

The Sudden Valley Community Association’s Maintenance Staff will be operating the Community Clean Green station for residents this summer. This is a drop-off only service.

The purpose of Sudden Valley’s Clean Green program is to provide Sudden Valley residents with a local area to dispose of compostable vegetation. The Clean Green site is located at the Sudden Valley Gate 5 Overflow Parking Area, across from Gate 5 on Lake Louise Road. Starting Saturday, May 1, 2021 this year’s hours are 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

CLICK HERE to view the 2021 Clean Green Calendar

Items for Disposal:

  • Limbs
  • Organic materials (Cones, leaves, etc)
  • Weeds
  • Sod & grass clippings

Clean Green program is dedicated to compostable vegetation. This year the program will accept “clean” metals for free.

Items that CANNOT be accepted include:

  • soil
  • rocks
  • gravel
  • construction materials
  • chemicals and paints
  • batteries
  • electronics
  • household trash, plastic, glass, furniture, etc.

Clean metal does not have oils, gases, or other harmful contaminates associated with it such as TVs or refrigerators. 

By |2022-06-03T15:41:24-07:00April 22, 2021|

Consultant Professional Services for Executive Recruitment for General Manager/Chief Operating Officer

Sudden Valley Community Association (SVCA) is seeking proposals from qualified individuals or firms to conduct professional services for the executive recruitment of the next SVCA General Manager/Chief Operating Officer (GM/COO).

We are seeking an executive search firm with proven experience placing city manager or other executive level positions for similar sized communities.

• Firms must have a minimum of five (5) years demonstrated experience and expertise in the successful recruitment and placement of high-level management positions in similar sized community. Additionally, respondents shall have, within the past twenty-four (24) months, successfully placed at least two (2) executive level candidates.

• The consultant must deliver a proposal that shows the firm is able to execute the general scope of services of the RFP and provide a negotiated contract for approval by the Board to hire a new GM/COO no later than October 28, 2021.

The proposal must be received no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Late submittals will not be considered.

For full description for the Request for Proposal Click Here

All consultants submitting a proposal must be available for interviews from May 10-14, 2021. SVCA reserves the right to award a contract solely on the written qualification submittal.
All questions regarding this matter should be directed via email to:

Andrew Tischleder, President at BODTischleder@suddenvalley.com and cc:

Glenn Akramoff, Interim GM at glenn.akramoff@suddnevalley.com

By |2021-04-22T09:38:55-07:00April 22, 2021|

2021 Firewise

The SVCA Maintenance Department will be conducting 2021 Firewise from April 19th to May 10th. This is a 4-week program dedicated to cleaning up from winter storms and reducing the fuel for wildfires near structures.

Instructions:

  • Stack piles of trimmed or fallen branches perpendicular to the street, in a neat pile, acceptable pile sizes are between 5′ – 10′.
  • Please try to stack them so they all point the same direction with thick end facing the street.
  • We can accept branches from 1” to 7” in diameter. Branches need to be at least 2’ in length so they can be chipped.
  • We cannot accept garbage, dimension lumber, cones, small debris (leaves), ferns, twigs, and blackberry vines as they will clog chipper.

If you have items that are too small for chipping, they can be dropped off at the Clean Green location on the scheduled disposal days from May-September. Clean Green information will be sent out & posted as we get closer to May.

PLEASE refrain from completing this form UNTIL your branches are out and ready for pickup:

By |2021-05-19T13:02:40-07:00April 12, 2021|

Road Closure- intersection of Oakcrest Cir & Honeycomb Ln

What: LWWSD Work

Where: Intersection of Oakcrest Cir & Honeycomb Ln

When: Tuesday & Wednesday, 4/13/21-4/14/21 from 8 am-5 pm

Contact: Jason Dahlstrom, jason.dahlstrom@lwwsd.org

Alt Route: Polo Park Drive entrance to Oakcrest Cir or Honeycomb Ln

The red indicates the portion of Grand View Ln that will be impacted (not to scale). The green line indicates an alternate route for people traveling through that area.
By |2021-04-11T20:49:56-07:00April 11, 2021|

Marina Boat Launch Closed 4/6-4/8

The Boat Launch area at the Marina will be closed off and unavailable to residents from Tuesday April 6th through Thursday April 8th. The purpose of this closure is to realign the Marina Launch Gate, improving access for residents.

By |2021-04-05T14:15:14-07:00April 5, 2021|

Help Wanted in the Turfcare Department!

Sudden Valley Golf Club Job Listing

Sudden Valley is an 18-hole, public golf facility that was established in 1971. We are currently accepting resumes for 2021 seasonal grounds maintenance positions. 
This is a 40+ hour/week job. Overtime is available. Weekend work is required. Position runs through October 31st, 2021.
Qualities the applicant should possess are: a positive attitude, an attention for detail, punctual, and the ability to work well as a part of a team. 
Golf course maintenance/landscaping experience is preferred, but not necessary. Possessing knowledge for the game of golf is also a plus. 
The applicant must be at least 16 years of age; have a reliable source of transportation and valid U.S. identification. Position is subject to a pre-employment drug test.
The applicant must be able to lift 60+ pounds and work through inclement conditions. 
The compensation range for this position is $14.00-15.00/hour. DOE. Uniforms, raingear, boots, all PPE supplied. Golf privileges included.

TO APPLY: Please complete our employment application —>( CLICK HERE ) and submit it to Jacob.Close@suddenvalley.com or drop off at the Admin Office.

By |2021-04-05T12:18:26-07:00April 5, 2021|

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Bellingham, WA 98229

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