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HOA UPDATES:

REMINDER:  Bulk Waste (Furniture and appliance collection)  is intended for those items that are too large to fit inside the garbage roll cart.  Bulk waste will take place once a month on a pre-set, scheduled day.  Our community day is EVERY 3RD FRIDAY. NO construction debris or eviction/move-outs will be collected.  All items should be curbside by 6 am.  www.polkfl.gov

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EFFECTIVE:

02/08/2026-07/01/2026

Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) has issued a water shortage restrictions to one-day-per-week lawn watering d/t below average rainfall during the summer rainy season.  There are some exceptions please go to swfwmd.state.fl.us and polkfl.gov

ONCE-PER-WEEK WATERING SCHEDULE:

Addresses ending in 0 or 1 may only water on Mondays.

Addresses ending in 2 or 3 may only water on Tuesdays.

Addresses ending in 4 or 5 may only water on Wednesdays.

Addresses ending in 6 or 7 may only water on Thurdays.

Addresses ending in 8 or 9, along with locations for which an address cannot be determined (such as common areas associated with a subdivision), may only water on Fridays.

Watering hours under the new schedule have been motified to 12:01am to 8am or 6pm to 11:59pm.  Properties less than one acre in size may only water during one of these windows.

www.polkfl.gov/services/utilities/water-restrictions/

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ATTENTION BURN BAN STILL IN EFFECT: UNINCORPORATED POLK COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.​​​

Polk County Officials Enact Burn Ban

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Bartow, Fla. (Nov. 25, 2025) — As Polk County experiences unseasonably dry weather conditions due to a prolonged lack of rainfall throughout the summer and into the fall, Polk County officials issued a burn ban effective Nov. 25. The ban includes unincorporated Polk County and the following municipalities: Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales Lakeland and Winter Haven.

The burn ban is determined using the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI). The KBDI is a continuous reference scale, ranging from 0 to 800. It assesses the moisture content from no moisture deficiency (0) to maximum drought conditions (800) of the soil. This helps predict the potential for wildfires.

Utilizing the KBDI, the process of a burn ban begins once more than 50% of the county reaches over 500 on the index. Polk County’s current daily reading is 53% over the 500 benchmark with a countywide average of 507.

The burn ban prohibits:
• Campfires;
• Bonfires;
• Unpermitted controlled burns;
• Burning of yard and household trash;
• Burning of organic debris;
• Igniting of fireworks; and
• Noncommercial burning of materials, other than for religious or ceremonial purposes, which is not contained in a barbecue grill or barbecue pit, and the total fuel area cannot exceed 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height.

”After examining the latest KBDI data, we are issuing a burn ban. This ban is a preventative measure to make sure we can keep the community and our members as safe as possible,” said Fire Chief Shawn Smith. “This is an unusual time of the year for a burn ban but due to the abnormal lack of rainfall this summer and fall, it is necessary. PCFR asks for your help in keeping Polk County safe by not burning until the end of the ban.”

Anyone who refuses to comply or violates this burn ban shall be in violation of Polk County Ordinance 08-015 and can be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment not to exceed 60 days in the county jail or both.

Polk County officials may repeal the burn ban when deemed safe.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.polkfl.gov

 

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-As of November 1, 2025 all communication such as HOA meeting minutes, eblasts, and newsletters from the HOA Board will be posted on the Highland Community Management (HCM)'s portal.

E-blast are mass emails that will be sent to your e-mail that you used to sign up for the portal. If not seen in your email then please check your spam folder.

 Please sign up for the portal to keep up with what's going on with your community.  

https://hcmanagement.org

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-If you have any questions or concerns pertaining to our HOA please notfiy our Community Manger, Joyce Martelli.  

Email: j.martelli@hcmanagement.org  

Phone:863-940-2863

For the most efficient response and to ensure your request is properly documented, email is the preferred method of contact.​

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-Effective October 1, 2025 we have a new management company: Highland Community Management.  An introduction letter was mailed out.  

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-Applied Aquatic Management (AAM) is a pond and aquatic vegetation control company that comes out quarterly  to perform maintenance to the community retention pond to manage vegetation.  AA states all herbicides used are environmentally friendly and registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
(Per our CC&Rs the HOA must maintain all community land and retention pond​.  That is the land and retention by the HOA sign only.

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