Spring Breeze Community Association

A Community of 131 Townhomes
Early Spring Way & Sea Shadow, Columbia, Maryland 21046

Website Updated November 11, 2024

New Board Members are Needed and Welcome!
Please contact the board at springbreezehome@gmail.com and attend a monthly meeting on Zoom.
Email us for the registration link for the meeting.

Community-Wide Common Area Leaf Removal
Landscape Contract: "At least twice in the fall, remove leaves from all shrub beds, lawn areas, streets, parking lots, sidewalks, etc. One complete leaf removal will be performed prior to Thnksgiving. Another removal will be performed prior to the end of the calendar year."  

Huntington Park Improvement Plan

pdf Site Plan

Spring Breeze Rules Adopted October 2022 

Community Map

Street Map for Directions

Spring Breeze Proposed 2023 Budget

Spring Breeze Reserve Study 2020  

Approved 2022 Budget

 2024-2025 Howard County School Calendar.pdf

Howard County
Curbside Collections
GUIDE

Poster Recycling Yes/ No List
Bureau of Environmental Services
9801 Broken Land Parkway
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 313-6444

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Help@HowardCountyRecycles.org

ATTENTION!
As of June 15, 2019, Howard County will
NO LONGER ACCEPT recycling in plastic bags.
Place all material loosely in recycling
carts, bins or trash cans.

Report a Street Light Outage to BGE

2024 Holiday Trash and Recycle Collection SLIDE Schedule

SBCA Email Address:

springbreezehome at gmail.com

Spring Breeze Community Association Board Meetings

2023/2024 Spring Breeze Board of Directors

President: Chuck Clark
Vice-President: Drew Myers
Treasurer: Mavlyn Bazil
Secretary: Open
Linda Southworth
Mindy Sperling

Recycling Market Update

• Empty aerosol and plastic sunscreen and bug spray containers
• Plastic food containers with twist-off lids – Bottles of ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce and other grilling favorites with twist-off lids. Empty, rinse and toss.
• Plastic or glass drink bottles
• Aluminum cans
• Cardboard, mixed paper and newspaper - Don’t forget to recycle these basics, including all the extra back to school ads that will soon fill your mailbox.

• Garden hoses, bungee cords – Long, stringy items wrap around sorting machines. If they are in good condition, consider donating them, if not, throw them in the trash.
• Disposable plates, cups and napkins – Whether it’s a paper plate or convenience store cup, disposable dishes are not recyclable. Consider buying a set of reusable picnic-ware and don’t leave home without your reusable mug or water bottle.
• Inflatables and plastic pools – These plastics have a different chemical makeup than your average water or soda bottle and are not recyclable.
• Ceramic planters – It’s best to donate ceramic planters or trash them if they're broken

Effective June 15, 2019

Plastic Bags in Recycling - Not Accepted 

Effective Saturday, June 15, 2019, Howard County’s Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Environmental Services will no longer accept
curbside recycling placed out in plastic bags. Items placed out for recycling, should be placed loose in the county assigned recycling bin/cart.
Any plastic bagged recyclables will not be collected curbside. 

Plastic bags and plastic film foul machinery, getting wrapped around recycling equipment and jamming the screens.
Small plastic fragments also become air- and water-borne litter. Due to these factors, our contracted processor will not accept plastic bags.
This includes loose and bundled plastic bags. The regional marketplace has contributed to this change.

Residents with County-provided service will be receiving a postcard in the mail alerting them of this change.

Yard Trim

Howard County reminds residents to bundle material, or use paper bags and reusable containers for yard trim collection. Collection crew will not pick-up yard trim items in plastic bags, including biodegradable bags or from blue County-provided recycling carts/bins.

• Tie and bundle light brush with sturdy string (bundles may not exceed 40 lbs, 18" in diameter and 4' in length). 
• Loose small branches and limbs will not be collected.
• DO NOT USE biodegradable plastic bags for yard trim. 
• DO NOT USE cardboard boxes as containers
• DO NOT USE blue recycling carts/bins

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Hose Bib Winter Maintenance
Properly preparing your hose bib involves turning off the water at the shutoff valve, opening the spigot and leaving it open all winter to prevent burst hose bib pipes.
1. Disconnect Hoses from the Hose Bib
Disconnect all the hoses, sprinklers and other water using items from all of the hose bibs prior to the first frost of the winter season.  Make sure those items are completely drained of water and properly stored to prevent damage.
2. Locate the Hose Bib Shutoff Valves
Locate all of the indoor shutoff valves for the hose bibs and turn the handles to the off position.  Each hose bib has its own shutoff valve.
3. Open all the Spigots
Lastly, open all the hose bibs to let the water drain from the water supply lines.  Leave the bibs OPEN during winter to allow any water that may seep into the bib to drain.

SBCA Management Services provided by Tidewater Property Management

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule, Alpha Ridge Landfill

SBCA Community Information

Spring Breeze Association Governing Documents

Howard County Government & Kings Contrivance Association Information

Many homes in Spring Breeze have one or more wood burning fireplaces.  
Proper maintenance will insure their safe operation.  Chimney fires are a real possibility
and such a fire in a house on Sea Shadow in 2016 destroyed the fireplace
but fortunately did no other damage.  Regular cleaning and inspection
of the firebox and chimney are the keys to safe wood burning.
For more information, click HERE.