WATERS EDGE FLASH 

September 2026

News & Updates

Community Upkeep

Community Upkeep

• Bylaw Survey: There was a survey emailed to all residents regarding the idea of creating by-laws for conditions for newly purchased rental properties. The concept is to have residents not be allowed to rent out a newly purchased home for 24 months post purchase. This is meant to deter future situations where Water’s Edge homes are purchased for immediate flipping on a large or accelerated scale. The survey was purely to get a gauge of resident’s thoughts on the concept. There has been NO work to implement this. If you have questions or concerns, please attend a Board Meeting or reach out to HPM.

• BGE Parking Lot Lighting: After many weeks of reaching out, we may have made contact with someone at BGE to come work with us on putting up some directional shades on the newly installed parking lights. When we have more information on how that process will work, we will communicate with the community on requests.

• Architectural Inspections: Annual exterior inspectionshave taken place. If you have any items that you were cited for last year, please try to get that work completed soon. Any violation notifications will be sent via mail to the home owners. Any questions or concerns can be answered by HPM.

• Trash/Recycling Etiquette: Please remember to collect your empty trash and recycling containers after the pick-up has been made. We've received complaints that some containers stay out for days before being collected by the resident.

• Looking to do work on the exterior of your home? APPLY! Please be sure to apply to the Board for any work to be done to the exterior of your home. Even if it is a small job, please be sure to submit an application. The link to the application is further down this email. We typically have a very quick turn-around. If you are unsure if you need to apply, please reach out to a Board member or contact HPM.

Community Affairs

The next Board Meeting will be on October 22 at location to be announced.

New Architecture

Applications were submitted for front and rear deck improvements for 5667 and were approved.

Home Sales

5667 was sold. No info on sale price is available at the moment.
5610 is currently on the market and under contract.

Community Affairs:.

New Architecture:

• No applications submitted

Home Sales:

• No new home sales

Reminders

Architectural Applications

• HPM has provided The Board with a convenient flowchart to explain when a Water’s Edge Architecture Application and when a Town Center Architecture Application is needed. 

• You can find the forms and guidelines here: https://www.watersedgecommunity.org/architectural-guidelines

Community/Property Safety

• Practice the 4 L’s: Lock doors (home and auto), Light your house, Listen and Lookout

• Refrain from keeping expensive items in cars.

• ALWAYS alert police to suspicious activity. 

Communicating with the Board

• If you’d like to communicate with the Board, simply Reply (not Reply All), to this email.

• Additionally, you can contact HPM, and your message will get relayed to the Board.

• Additionally, you can come to a Board meeting and participate in Resident Speakout. 

Trash/Recycling/Composting

• Trash, recycling, and composting containers should not be visible from the parking areas.  They must be behind a privacy fence or in the rear of the house.

• Recycling materials must be put out using one of the blue receptacles or paper bags.  The county will no longer collect recyclables in plastic bags.

• If the recycling or trash collectors miss materials, please contact the county at 410-313-6444.

• Link to the Howard County Bureau of Environmental Services https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Public-Works/Bureau-Of-Environmental-Services

Power Outages

• In the event of a power outage in your home or with one of the parking lot lights, please notify BGE via BGE.com or call 1-800-685-0123.  The more reports, the more likely we are to receive expedient service.

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

• All instructions and information regarding the EV chargers are located on our community website here: https://www.watersedgecommunity.org/e-vehicle-chargers