SEQUIM — Sequim’s Sound Community Bank reopened three days after it was closed because of flooding.
The bank at 645 W. Washington St. reopened Dec. 23 after flooding led bank officials to close the branch the morning of Dec. 20.
It was the second flooding incident at the bank in December.
Shelli Robb-Kahler, the bank’s hub manager/vice president, said staff discovered rainwater got into the building’s electrical system, causing the temporary closure Dec. 20, including its ATM.
Flooding Dec. 7 did not close the branch entirely, as staff operated the branch through its drive-through.
Robb-Kahler said work will begin soon on new sewage discharge lines, she said.
CEO Laurie Stewart said Sequim’s branch is the largest in Sound Community Bank’s network with almost 5,000 households and several of those holding multiple accounts.
Staff said customer records and safe deposit boxes were unaffected by the flooding incidents.
Stewart said the basement for the 1980 building has always had issues with water and a sump pump was installed to counter them.
During the closure, some staffers worked at the Port Angeles branch while others took vacation days, Robb-Kahler said.
Calls to the Sequim branch were diverted to Port Angeles’ branch, and staff continued an overnight deposit drop, too.
For more about Sequim Sound Community Bank, call 360-683-2818 or visit www.soundcb.com.