Sanitary Services (SSC) has canceled all Sudden Valley trash and recycling pick-ups on Friday, Dec. 31^st.

SSC will be picking up garbage on all routes next Friday, January 7th and recycling the following Friday, January 14th.

Sudden Valley Administration staff will be working remotely Thursday (12/30) due to the weather. Staff can be reached at 360-734-6430, but no in-person service will be available.

Administration staff will be observing the New Year holiday on Friday (12/31) and the office will be closed.

Sanitary Service Company has advised that this week’s garbage & recycling collection (December 31st) will be done, but there are some streets that could be inaccessible to their trucks. SSC will not know for certain if they will miss a collection due to road conditions until they attempt pickup.

If there is a missed collection, SSC will pick up those additional loads at no extra charge during next week’s pickup.

The Board of Directors will be having a special board meeting tonight to introduce SVCA’s new General Manager. Please find the agenda posted here: Agenda

The meeting will be held virtually via zoom and you can attend via the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86704997445

SVCA is waving late fees and interest for December dues payments to allow for all those who are unable to remit their payments because of the inclement weather and snowy driving conditions. The computation of late fees and interest will resume for the January 2022 dues billings. 

The Administration offices will be closed Wednesday 12/29 due to the weather. Staff will be working remotely and can be reached at 360-734-6430.

Sudden Valley crews are currently working hard to clear roadways of snow and ice, but we are encountering issues with fallen trees as well. If you encounter a fallen tree or tree debris obstructing a roadway, please call Security Dispatch at 360-715-2449 to report the situation. Thank you.

Currently, many of Sudden Valley’s roads are hard-packed snow and ice, resulting in treacherous diving conditions. SVCA’s Snow Crew will be back out tomorrow, but the low temperatures will continue to impact driving conditions through the New Year.

Residents are encouraged to stay off the roads, if possible, due to poor road conditions. Vehicles blocking the plows or emergency services can have a devastating impact. If you must abandon your car, please notify Security at 360-603-6136 and give your contact info, the location of the vehicle, along with the make and model. 

Finally, the Administration offices will be closed Tuesday 12/28 due to the weather. Staff will be working remotely and can be reached at 360-734-6430.

Over 11 inches of snow fell overnight in Sudden Valley, and the SVCA Snow Crew began plowing and sanding the main roads at 4:30am this morning. Baby Plow is also in the Valley again today after working past 7p last night.

Gusty winds, additional snowfall, and low temperatures may cause power outages similar to the outages experienced last night by Sudden Valley residents.

As of 8am this morning, the temperature dipped to 12 degrees, with a wind chill of -9 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service shows 12 degrees as a record low temperature for Bellingham, last seen in 1971.

Residents are asked to stay off the roads, if possible, due to poor road conditions. Whatcom County Public Works has made a similar request. Road conditions are expected to continue to deteriorate throughout today and this evening, with an additional 1-3 inches of new snow expected later today.

Sudden Valley’s Snow Response continues to focus on main roads today, with the effort expanding to secondary roads tomorrow. You can help by staying off the roads, and parking your cars in your driveway or a designated parking area.

Vehicles blocking the plows or emergency services can have a devastating impact. If you must abandon your car, please notify Security at 360-603-6136 and give your contact info, the location of the vehicle, along with the make and model. 

To see images from around Bellingham, the following link will take you to a page with WSDOT cameras: http://whatcomcountywx.com/bellingham-area.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

With the white Christmas, snow removal crews have been busy working on the roads, but service will be ending today at 4pm. Those crews will be going home to be with families for the rest of Christmas Day. Workers will return to continue clearing roads at 4:30am on Sunday the 26th.

At this time, we are asking residents to please stay home and to not drive unless absolutely necessary. Thank you and stay safe & warm out there!