WATERS EDGE FLASH 

October 2025

News & Updates

Community Upkeep:

• Architectural Inspections have been completed. You should have received notices of repairs. Please be timely in attending to repairs. Architectural inspections are necessary for the compliance of community bylaws, but more than that, it is necessary for the health of our home's exterior, both aesthetically and financially.

• We are working on getting the Budget out soon so that residents can look it over before the annual Budget Meeting that is coming up. 

• October Dumpster Days! You should have received a door-hanger notice about dumpsters being deployed in the neighborhood, Oct 17-20. There will be one in the Even and Odd sides. It will most likely be gone super early the morning of the 20th, so don’t delay! 

• 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.   

• We are looking to maintain the drainage lines behind the first row of the Even side, the 5600 row. Please stay tuned as we speak to our landscapers about work that will be done. 

• Tree Work: We will complete 1 more tree walk this year, hoping to do some pruning and removals before winter. Stay tuned for more info coming soon. 

Community Affairs:

• The next meeting will be held on October 30th. Time and place is currently TBD. 

• The Annual Budget Meeting is tentatively scheduled for December 4th. Time and place will be forthcoming. 

New Architecture:

• 5681 got approved for chimney painting.

• 5629 got approved for removal and replacement of a small tree in front of home.  

Home Sales:

• No new home sales

Community Affairs:

• The next meeting will be on October 30th. Please keep an eye out for signage for place and time. 

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