LAS VEGAS, Nevada (FOX5) — FOX5 continues to follow the saga of the Somerset Park community. On Tuesday night, FOX5 published reports from homeowners desperately seeking help after the City of Henderson told them they would have to leave their homes in two weeks if the community’s leaky pipes were not fixed.
On Wednesday, two local representatives went door to door to meet with the neighbors of the row houses, and on Wednesday evening everyone came together to discuss possible solutions.
“How many of you are here from Somerset?” asked Carrie Cox, Henderson City Councilwoman for District 3, at the start of the meeting at the Whitney Ranch Red Center, which was supposed to be about road construction projects. Almost every hand in the room shot up.
“What can the city do to help all of us? This is an 85-unit complex with 85 families,” asked one resident.
These Somerset Park residents near Pabco and Sunset in Henderson got notices on their doors Monday. Now is the time to fix major water problems or move out by Sept. 10.
The City of Henderson says its water system has caused multiple sinkholes and is “a threat to life, health and safety” and is threatening to shut off the water. Without water and pressure at the hydrants, residents would be forced to evacuate the area.
The current management company of the homeowners association tells the city that it does not have the money for repairs.
“Representative Danielle Gallant called me yesterday. I was actually in Phoenix, Arizona, and she was supposed to fly to Reno, so we both flew in quickly to be here today,” Cox revealed.
Cox and Henderson County Representative Danielle Gallant, who owns one unit and manages three other units in the complex, sought to allay residents’ fears of displacement.
“We will come up with a plan, but we have to put together a budget and get out of this hole,” Gallant said.
Although repairing the pipes could cost more than a million dollars, the two local officials are optimistic that a plan can be implemented quickly in the next week.
“We are looking at a number of options and one of the options I am currently pursuing closely is a provider willing to finance the repair of the water mains,” Gallant said.
“Danielle and I met with some of the sellers and discussed what could be done to see if we could get an outside company to handle the situation and take over the loan,” Cox added.
FOX5 reached out to the current HOA management company, Camco, both Tuesday night and Wednesday to inquire about this situation, and so far we have not received a response.
And again, residents tell us that after COVID, another property management company, Heritage Management, was on site.
FOX5 looked into them and investigated the allegations of embezzlement. Their website is no longer functioning and we found an open complaint against them filed with the BBB.
We will continue to monitor the development of this story and provide you with updates as we receive them.
There will also be another meeting on Thursday at the North Henderson Community Police Station near the townhouses from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Those responsible for the effort to keep people in their homes again say it could take several days to find a solution and they may not be able to provide answers until then.
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