2. Parking: Cottages are grouped in courts with a parking place for each cottage plus a garage for each cottage. Each apartment has an assigned parking space, and there is additional parking for visitors and staff.

3. TV/Internet: Yes, cable television is contracted creating a discounted rate for basic cable of about 65 channels. High-speed internet is available via cable or DSL.  Other cable services, such as premium channels, high definition, and digital are available at an additional cost.

4. Dress code: Dress is casual. Jackets are optional for men at dinner in the dining room 

5. How far ...: Heron Point is roughly an hour from Annapolis, an hour and a half from Baltimore and Wilmington and two hours from Washington and Philadelphia. Reaching airports at the major cities takes approximately the same amount of time, except for Dulles, which is about two and a half hours distant.

6. Residents from ...: Our current residents have come from about two dozen states--some from as far away as the Southwest, New England, and the South. 

7. Dining: Heron Point has four dining rooms and a deli. The Chester Dining Room is the largest. There is also a separate dining room for assisted living and two for health care. Skipjack is an informal deli open for breakfast and lunch Monday through Saturday.  At Heron Point no meal plan is required, but various options are offered: a monthly plan, fifteen-meal and ten-meal plans, and a discount plan. If a need arises, meals can be delivered to your apartment or cottage.

8. Food service: The Morrison Senior Dining group specializing in retirement communities manages our high-quality food service.

9. Transportation: Heron Point provides transportation without charge to most local venues, for example, local store and doctor appointments, as well as to local community events. There are reasonable fees for the many scheduled out-of-town activities for shopping, concerts, dining, and museums nearby cities.  Individual transportation is also available with the cost based on time and mileage.

10. Help: A fee-based Ambassador Service can assist residents who need help with some tasks of daily living, either in their dwelling (cooking, writing letters,...) or out in the community (shopping, errands,...).

11. Housekeeping: Weekly, biweekly, and occasional fee-based cleaning services are available.

12. Green: We at Heron Point have a commitment to being environmentally responsible. Our current efforts include ongoing care of our shore wetlands, volunteer testing of the Chester River as part of the larger focus on Chesapeake Bay, and recycling of both required items and additional voluntary products such as fluorescent lamps. We have won an award for our plantings that protect our shore wetlands and the river. Recently we have begun programs to replace incandescent lights with compact fluorescents and to replace heating/cooling components with more energy efficient units. Residents participate actively though our environmental interest group and take our green responsibilities seriously.

13. Gated: No, it's unnecessary and unwanted. Heron Point is an open and friendly community situated within a larger open and friendly community.  Our campus is in a residential area at one end of the street that leads to Washington College. It is within the town limits of Chestertown.