WATERS EDGE FLASH 

November 2025

News & Updates

Community Upkeep:

• BGE Parking Lot Lighting Project: Reminder that the Board has approved new updated lighting for the parking lots of Water’s Edge. We haven’t gotten any estimates of when the project may start, but neighboring communities that have gone through this process report that BGE could come at any time, without warning to do work. If you do see work regarding street lights in the community, please go ahead and move your cars accordingly. If we get any head’s up, we will promptly let the community know. 

• Landscaping: We will be looking to try to improve some more of the landscaping similar to what we did in front of 5621 and 5692 at the appropriate seasonal time. Keep an eye out for more info on that as we work on it.   

• Tree Work: The Board approved a round of tree trimming/maintenance (with a couple removals) before winter. Notices have been sent out and work will begin (weather permitting) Thursday, Nov 20 and be completed by Friday Nov 21. 

Community Affairs:

• The Annual Budget Meeting is scheduled for December 11 at 7pm at Historic Oakland Manor. Draft budgets have been mailed out for review. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to HPM. Contact info is at the bottom of this newsletter. 

New Architecture:

• 5675 - Exterior painting of home approved. 

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