Trash & Recycling Containers
Help Keep Water's Edge Looking Great
Since the HOA provided all residents with the new larger covered trash and recycling containers, trash from blowing winds and unsecured trash and recycling around our community has decreased dramatically. Yet on windy days, trash containers still get blown over causing tops to open and wind picks up items and scatters them all over the community.
So we ask that you always:
- Secure the lid of trash containers.
- Never overload containers so they can’t be closed.
- Break down all boxes and place them in your recycling container.
- Place Styrofoam packaging in your trash container, not next to your container.
- Please remember that trash and recycling may not be placed curbside before 6:00 pm the night before pick-up. On collection days, residents need to place their trash and recycling at the curb before 6:00 am.
Containers must be removed from the street and stored out of site by 8:00 pm on collection day. The storage of totes or bins in the front of a home, in your driveway or on the side of your home is not allowed.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping Water’s Edge
clean and beautiful.
Water’s Edge HOA conducts periodic community-wide exterior property inspections that are designed to ensure owners maintain their property in accordance to all Governing Documents.
These inspections help all owners to collectively maintain community property values as well as keep Water’s Edge an attractive place to live. The 2019 community inspection is scheduled for early April.
So now is the ideal time to inspect your property and complete needed repairs. If you do not receive a violation letter, your property passed. But please don’t wait for a letter to complete any needed repairs.
During an inspection, our management company sends a professional property inspector who reviews the exterior of each home and notes and photographs any violation of Architectural Guidelines. Violations are communicated to the homeowner in writing. Violations not corrected in the specified timeframe can result in legal action.
So if you receive a violation notice and need an additional time to complete the repair, please contact our Community Manager at SCS. Ignoring a notice or not communicating after it’s been corrected only costs the community more money.
For a list of the most common issues that can lead to a violation, please refer to the Architectural Guidelines rather than following the example of other homes in the community as they may already be in violation. The community website also provides a lists of the most common violations. Visit the Committees - Architectural Review Committee tab on the community’s website (WatersEdgeAtFairLakes.com).
If you have any violations or property issues that need repair, please fix them prior to the inspection. Notifying residents of violations is a very costly process that we all pay for. The cost of follow-up letters could be used for other community projects and may result in a need to raise dues.
Guest Parking...
We ask all residents to please be a good neighbor and fully utilize all of their private parking spaces - their garage and driveway first, before parking their cars in our limited number of guest parking spots.
Taking up a parking space with it's not absolutely necessary, can result in someone having to carry groceries much further in the rain, make seniors or disabled guests walk further to visit residents, or parents to carry infants further than needed. Plus, it's the neighborly thing to do.
We thank you for your neighborly cooperation.
Water's Edge News |
It's Not Allowed By Community Covenants
The listing of your entire home or even just a room on Airbnb, Craigslist, VRBO, HomeAway, or via any other site or rental service for a rental periods of less than 6 months (including nightly stays) is NOT allowed under community Covenants. Any rentals of a room, rooms, or the entire home requires the owner and tenant to sign a written lease with a rental period of at least six months. The written lease requirement applies to renting your entire home or to having roommates, and must also require the lessee to comply with all HOA rules. If renting your home, you should also notify SCS of the property’s rental status.
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Other Local News & Tips |
 Fairfax County revised the county’s noise ordinance in February to protect the peace and safety of citizens. Penalties can be severe, including a fine of up to $1,000 and a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable up to six months in jail. So if you have a dog that you let outside and it barks for more than 5 minutes, please immediately bring them inside.
To Report a Violation:
Monday through Friday, between 8am 4pm, contact the Fairfax Co. Department of Code Compliance at 703-324-1300. During all other times, call the Fairfax Police non-emergency number at 703-691-2131.
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Upcoming Events |
ARC Meeting
Tuesday, April 30th, 6:30 at St. Paul's Church
Monthly Board Metting
Tuesday, May 7th, 6:30 at SCS -- 4840 Westfields Blvd., Suite 160, Chantilly
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Owners - How to Register |
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To access any of the features or information in the Members section, homeowners and residents must register and login.
To register, select the Register option on the left navigation menu. All you'll need is your name, address, email address, and Water's Edge Account Number*.
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Volunteer to Help |
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The Association is looking for several volunteers for help out on a couple committees:
- Architectural Review Committee (ARC)
- Open Space Committee
- Social Committee
- Website & Newsletter Committee
The community needs a couple people for the ARC and the Open Space Committee to keep our community looking good and property values high. It's also tough to create a "sense of community" without getting to know your neighbors so the Social Committee is needed to help people get out and meet their neighbors on a social basis, plan a few friendly events and get people involved. And lastly, the new website and expanded newsletter won't create itself without a few volunteers for the Website and Communications Committee helping write and edit our resident communications.
If you would like to volunteer for a committee, and WE NEED YOUR HELP. Please use the Contact Us form and send your message directly to the specific committee. You may also complete the Committee Volunteer form and submit it directly to SCS. The form is located on the Forms & Documents page.
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