Flooding in the recreation corridor has receded with no damage to the Community Center. The center is open now and will operate as usual. At this time there are no road closures or other storm impacts to report. If you are aware of an issue affecting the roadways, please call Administration at 360-734-6430 to report the problem.

The Community Center at 8 Barn View Drive has been closed early because of the potential for flooding. There is no flooding at this time. The water level of Austin Creek may rise tonight, however, so we are placing sandbags at the ground floor entrances to protect the building. These sandbags prevent safe entry into the building, so previously scheduled programs have been canceled.

The Community Center will re-open at 9 am on Thursday, unless there is flooding. This post will be updated on Thursday morning to make members aware of conditions in the recreation corridor.

The SVCA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that former General Manager, Jo Anne Jensen, is returning to Sudden Valley. Effective Sunday, November 2nd, Jo Anne will take over from outgoing GM Michael Bennett, who resigned his position for personal reasons.

Please join us in thanking Michael for his service over the past year, and in welcoming Jo Anne back to the Association. We look forward to a seamless transition. Both Michael and Jo Anne will be present at the AGM on Saturday if you would like to say goodbye or hello to them directly.

As an option, Sudden Valley Community Association (SVCA) is introducing online voting for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) using e-ballots. Members may still opt to vote in person or by mailed paper ballot. There is one vote per household regardless of the method of voting.

Members who consent to receive an e-ballot will receive their Official Ballot via cell phone text/email sent by UniLect Election Services. The e-ballot will include Voting Instructions and the Voter Booklet.

IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES (Pacific Time)

• The cutoff to consent to receive an e-ballot is 12PM on Monday, October 27, 2025.
• The cutoff to vote via e-ballot is 4:30 PM Friday, October 31, 2025 (same as mailed paper ballot).
• Initial e-ballots will be sent to all consenting members at 9AM on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
• Subsequent e-ballots will be sent each Wednesday from October 1-29 to members who consent after 5PM on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 and before 12PM on Monday, October 27, 2025.

Click here to register to receive an e-ballot!

The Sudden Valley Welcome Center (1850 Lake Whatcom Blvd) will be open from 7AM to 7PM on Monday, Tuesday and Friday the week of August 18th for parking pass pickup.

Parking usage and congestion at community facilities by non-residents will be assessed as part of this program. Click here to register your vehicle and obtain a parking pass sticker!

On Monday, August 25, 2025, a contractor for Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District will begin demolition of the existing 1-million gallon welded-steel Division 7 reservoir constructed in 1970. The reservoir location is near Swallow Circle in Gate 2. The water reservoir demolition is part of the District’s larger, multi-year effort to replace the aging tank with two 237,900 gallon reservoirs, together totaling 475,800 gallons. The project provides seismic improvements and implements an earthquake early warning system (ShakeAlert®) to automatically isolate a portion of the volume from rapid depletion due to possible water main breaks following an earthquake. 

Demolition will proceed in accordance with a pending Whatcom County Demolition Permit and Northwest Clean Air Agency approved demolition permit #25-413, attached. Lead was detected in the tank’s paint and primer and the contractor is required to perform lead abatement and containment in accordance with the applicable laws, regulations, and codes of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA) and any Federal, State, County or local requirements related to the demolition, handling, loading, transporting, recycling, and/or disposals of the materials related to this work. No asbestos was detected in the reservoir materials.

The demolition work is expected to take approximately 3 weeks and will be followed with site restoration. Please direct any project questions to Greg Nicoll, P.E., District Engineer for Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District (360.734.9224, greg.nicoll@lwwsd.org).

Please note that the reservoir is not located on Sudden Valley property and Sudden Valley is not involved in this project.

UPDATE 8/14/25: The timeframe for the work has been changed from the week of 8/18 to sometime in September. The contractor will be proofing the conduit during the week of 8/18, which will not result in the trail’s closure.

Lake Whatcom Water & Sewer District has a project to pull fiber optic cable from the Ranch House lift station (4 Marigold) to Louise lift station (11 Larkspur). 

The estimated closure would be 8:00am-5:00pm for one day in September, with the possibility of extending to a second day.

LWW&SD will provide at least a 72 hour notice ahead of any closure request, and will provide onsite signage for the duration. Above is a map of the project location for clarification.

On August 6th & 7th, there will be special meetings between the Board of Directors and Finance Committee. The purpose of these meetings is to present the Capital and Operational Budgets for 2026 by Joel Heverling, Finance Director. The meetings will be held in the Community Center Multipurpose Room A at 7:00PM. Click here for the meeting agenda!