Henderson mayor says city to pay for neighborhood's water repairs

Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero speaks during a Clark County School District Board gathering astatine Henderson City Hall Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. She said Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, that the City of Henderson volition wage repair costs for a subdivision wherever residents were forced to relocate owed to issues with their h2o organisation system. Photo by Wade Vandervort

After residents of a Henderson subdivision believed they would beryllium forced to relocate owed to issues with their homes’ h2o organisation system, Henderson politician Michelle Romero announced the metropolis would beforehand the repair costs. 

Romero said contiguous during a property league the metropolis would wage the afloat costs to update Somerset Park’s h2o system, which is not presently successful compliance with authorities requirements.

Previously, residents of Somerset Park were informed by the City of Henderson their Homeowner’s Association had until Sept. 10 to marque repairs earlier their h2o would beryllium unopen off, arsenic the astir 40-year-old strategy was causing harm to roads and structures successful the area. 

“Short-term patches are inadequate and would outgo much wealth successful the agelong run,” Romero said. 

Water harm caused by the out-of-date lines is weathering asphalt and different cardinal infrastructure, and the Henderson politician said the metropolis estimated repairs could outgo up to $600,000. Officials had not yet decided which money it would gully the wealth from. 

Residents volition not person to relocate arsenic repairs are made, Romero said, arsenic crews volition enactment to update the organisation strategy to authorities code. While the metropolis is paying retired the archetypal costs of repairs, Romero said residents “will perfectly person to pay” for the repairs semipermanent done a tax-lien, which officials estimated would adhd up to $200 a month. 

The metropolis is inactive giving CAMCO Homeowners Association, the existent spot manager, until Sept. 10 to perchance close the issue, nevertheless Romero expressed skepticism they would bash so. The erstwhile HOA is besides nether transgression investigation, according to Romero. 

“The metropolis would judge that, assuming they were pursuing each of our ordinances and rules for that benignant of work, we would perfectly enactment with them to bash that,” Romero said. “To date, they haven't been capable to travel up with that, and we won't judge a patchwork connection that doesn't hole the problem.” 

The mayor’s bureau has besides been successful interaction with Gov. Joe Lombardo since the metropolis was made alert of the problems with the h2o lines, and had respective meetings including 1 connected Tuesday to assistance navigate ineligible challenges and solutions. 

Romero said the metropolis volition enactment to code situations similar the outdated h2o lines “proactively, alternatively than reactively” successful the aboriginal to forestall akin situations. City officials are besides moving connected a authorities measure draught aimed astatine addressing issues similar the h2o lines done the instauration of a Neighborhood Improvement District.