Pool Re-Opening Update:

Community Announcements

One small update to the event on Saturday:

Instead of Kona Shaved Ice at the Pool Re-Opening, Sugar Shack will be at the Pool on Saturday from 2 pm-4 pm serving FREE frozen treats! We are SO excited to be able to open up the pools this year and we look forward to seeing you there!

To Schedule an appointment to swim in the Main Pool, click here

If you have any questions about the use of the pool, there is a Q&A section at the bottom of the page, and you can always contact the Recreation Manager Sam Bernhart at 360-366-8471 or email him at sam.bernhart@suddenvalley.com.

ACC Vacancy

Committee Vacancy

The SVCA Architectural Control Committee (ACC) currently has three vacancies on the 2021 committee. Members interested in serving should CLICK HERE to fill out the volunteer form or contact Keith McLean, ACC   Chair at BODMclean@suddenvalley.com if you have questions. Paper application forms can be found in the pamphlet file at the Administration  Office.

Architectural Control Committee Candidate Duties and Qualifications

Candidates shall be SVCA Members in Good Standing and possess familiarity with SVCA Governing Documents:

Candidates with experience in construction, plumbing, electrical, forestry, hydrology and arbor disciplines are highly desirable.

Candidates for positions on the Architectural Control Committee (ACC) should be prepared to spend approximately 20 hours per month in the conduct of their duties, which include, but are   not limited to, the following:

Attending bi-monthly ACC meetings

Conducting bi-monthly on-site evaluations of homes and property for construction, renovation and landscaping requests.

Conducting bi-monthly on-site evaluation of tree removal and replacement requests. Conducting new construction planning activities.

Coordination with ACC Administration; General Manager; SVCA membership. Developing policies and procedures.

Coordination with County Planning and PNW Engineering in dealing with SVCA ACC issues.

Develop a working knowledge of SVCA Rules and Regulations; Covenants and Restrictions; ACC Policies. Become familiar with County Planning and Watershed requirements.

Sudden Valley Mask Policy Update

Community Announcements, Covid-19, Special Announcement, SVCA Policies,

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!!

Road Closure: Gate 9 Entrance

Community Announcements, Road Closure

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.

Board of Directors Candidate Interviews

Board of Directors, Community Announcements

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

SUDDEN VALLEY CLEAN GREEN 2021

Clean Green, Maintenance

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.