Willowbrook-Sherwood Forest Hills Community
Welcome!
(S.W.A.R.M. : Skyview Willowbrook Association for Road Maintenance)
This is a website for the property owners of the Willowbrook-Sherwood Forest Hills Community located in the rural hills of Mendocino county, northwest of Willits, California. Willowbrook-Sherwood is a community of approximately 130 properties in which the property owners own and maintain their own roads through their road association, SWARM. All property owners within the Willowbrook-Sherwood community are members of SWARM automatically, and all members are obligated under California law to pay their share of the road maintenance/improvement costs (billed annually or by special assessment by SWARM). Members are also required to maintain the road frontage of their properties, to include keeping brush cleared for road visibility, ditches cleared and driveway culverts installed/serviced.
If you are not a resident but are considering purchasing property in our community, we encourage you to contact us with your questions. We also strongly advise you to have a Title Company involved in your transaction to ensure the property you purchase will be unencumbered.
If you are a Title Company representative, and are looking for information in order to close a property, please contact the Board Treasurer (see below) for any outstanding balances due on the property. Your letter or email to us should include your name, company and contact information, the information being requested, the address and parcel number (APN) of the property in question as well as the names of the current and new owners. We will provide you with a pro-rated billing for your closing. Please allow 7 working days for our response.
We do not provide personal information about SWARM members, including phone numbers.
SWARM is a tax-exempt, non-profit, mutual-benefit, common-interest organization with the following classifications:
Federal: 501c(4) [Social Welfare Organization] #68-0179138
California: R&TC Section 2370(1f) [Social Welfare Organization] #C-0751425 (registered as Willowbrook-Skyview Road Association)
Association Founded 1975 (Roads & subdivision created in 1970).
Annual fees collected are used for the maintenance and improvement of the community’s privately-owned roads held in common.
Correspondence:
All important communications to the Board should be written to ensure proper review.
Unless written and signed by the Board, communications from individual Board members are person-to-person.
Please remember that SWARM Board Members are elected, un-paid volunteers (and your neighbors)
Address correspondence to: SWARM, PO Box 869, WIllits, CA 95490
Current (2025/26 term) SWARM Board of Directors:
| Laura Corben | Secretary | 707.472.7459 | First Gate | lauracorben@gmail.com |
| Karl Fisher | 707.962.7237 | First Gate | fisherkarl38@gmail.com | |
| Catrina Fish | Treasurer | 707.984.6373 | Second Gate | |
| Paloma Hill | 707.841.7475 | Second Gate | palomahill@yahoo.com | |
| Chuck Ferguson | 916.230.0349 | Third Gate | chuckferguson@outlook.com | |
| John O’Claire | President | 707.486.9438 | Third Gate | jwoclaire@gmail.com |
| Paula Geroux | 707.972.7789 | Third Gate | paula@ancestorradio.com |
SWARM Member Notices:
Please be considerate of others when driving on our roads and remember that when you, your guest (or renter), or someone you see is tearing up the road, the cost is coming out of your and your neighbors’ pocket…
Just a reminder to please keep the brush along your property frontage trimmed back to increase visibility and reduce fire danger. Also, please check that the ditches and culverts along your property frontage are cleared before the rains start. Thank you! Have you changed your mailing address? If so, please let us know so that we can ensure SWARM mailings get to you (your personal information is never released to others). Contact one of the Board members or write to the SWARM address with your changes. Please include your old address and name along with the new. Thanks!
If you are delinquent in your road dues, please contact us to make arrangements for paying them (installments, etc.). You and your neighbors depend upon the roads being maintained in good condition. Note that if your debt exceeds $1800, we are obligated to take legal action, including applying liens to your property.
Do you, or someone you know, want to serve on the SWARM Board? It is a good opportunity to get involved and address issues you feel may be under-represented; and it involves only a couple of hours a month. If you are interested, and a member in good standing, please contact Catrina Fish (984-6373).
Upcoming SWARM Board Meetings:
Times and locations have not been fixed and space is often limited. If you would like to attend one or more of the Board meetings, and are in good standing, please let us know (along with the topics you wish discussed, if applicable), and we will make arrangements. We appreciate your patience and understanding!
SWARM Documents:
Governing Documents — SWARM Policies, Bylaws, Articles, etc. Mailings — SWARM Financial statements, newsletters, etc. Minutes — SWARM Board meeting minutes, road budgets, etc.
Fire Safety Resources:
Helpful resources for fire safety. Also, watch for flyers on the gate’s bulletin boards for upcoming Fire Safe meetings.
[Note: Willowbrook / Sherwood Gates FireSafe Council (FSC), Sherwood FireWise and Fire Safe Mendocino are not affiliated with SWARM]
All documents are in Adobe PDF format. Citizen Alert Sign-up — Register here for the Citizen Emergency Alert and Notification Service, the Mendocino County alert system run by Everbridge. This service allows you to receive notifications via phone calls, text messaging, e-mail based on your locations. You can choose to receive notifications about events that may affect your home, workplace, family’s schools & more. Sherwood Firewise — Sherwood Firewise Communities (SFC) serves the communities of Brooktrails Community Township, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gates, Sylvandale, Sherwood Valley Rancheria, Sherwood Ranch, and all other properties adjacent to or off of Sherwood Road in Willits, California. CDF Standards — Includes driveway, gate and water standards. Is your property setup so CDF can defend it? Fire Safe Mendocino — Link to the Mendocino Fire Safe organization. Look here for further resources on maintaining a fire safe home and property, emergency contacts, and current matching grant programs. UC ANR Fire Network — Resources to understand your risks, identify resources, and to develop strategies to substantially improve the odds your property can survive wildfire. Strategies for Fire Safety — An interesting article on building and living smart in fire country.
Other Useful Documents & Links:
All documents are in Adobe PDF format. Private Road Guide — From Santa Cruz County, a guide to road creation and maintenance, including a section on road maintenance associations Code of the West, Realities of Rural Living — An interesting publication put out by Siskiyou County that may be helpful regarding rural issues. Brown Act — Guidelines for meetings by local legislative bodies. Underground Service Alert — Visit this site or call 800.227.2600 before digging to prevent disrupting buried utilities (telephone lines, etc.) The site contains information about marking the area you will be digging so they can properly determine if any utilities are present.
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