WATERS EDGE FLASH 

June 2026

News & Updates

Community Upkeep

• July 4th Parking: The Board is working on procuring security for the 2 entrances of Water's Edge, as we have done for many years. Every resident should have gotten 2 parking passes to enter the community on July 4th, typically starting in the evening. For that evening, please have your guests park on Vantage Point Rd if possible. For those that are new to the community, Water's Edge (particularly our parking lot) has become a 'hot-spot' for the overflow parking for the lakefront festivities. As such, our parking lot, as well as the whole of Vantage Point Rd becomes a sea of cars the evening of July 4th. To mitigate the madness, Water's Edge, along with a few other communities on Vantage Point Rd will hire security to process those that wish to enter our community. Just show the pass to be given access. The passes should be arriving soon. Please contact HPM for any questions. Word to the wise: try to not be driving in the immediate area around 9pm, as traffic on Vantage Point will swell significantly, leaving you gridlocked until the fireworks conclude.

• Architectural Inspections: Annual exterior inspections have 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 to 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:.

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