At the City of Mesquite technical review meeting on Sept. 2, 2025, two residents urged the city to pause or delay annexation actions affecting their neighborhoods until homeowners associations hold required membership votes and the city confirms it is enforcing public code rather than private covenants.

Raelene Giovanna, identifying herself as with Nordic Beach Holdings, told the council, “My communications regarding annexation subdivision and governance issues are being made in my capacity as a citizen and a business owner within the City Of Mesquite.” She said she had received an email from the city attorney noting the attorney would respond to Mr. Chatterjee, but she asked the city to acknowledge and respond to her communications in her individual capacity.

The residents said the HOA governing document contains a provision they cited as “2.4 of the master declaration” and referred to Nevada code, and they said some annexations have happened after 2003 without membership votes. One speaker, identified in public comment as Aileen, told the council, “We’re just asking that you give us a little bit of time to get some of these things under control.”

Speakers said their concern is selective enforcement by association leadership. Giovanna said association enforcement actions have required some owners to pursue costly litigation while others were allowed to proceed without the same procedures. She told the council, “Some owners are allowed in without proper procedure while others are denied rights and forced into costly litigation.”

Council members moved to place the annexation/HOA matter onto a future, properly agendized city meeting for fuller discussion. Councilwoman Gallo moved to add the item to the administrative/regular agenda so the council can consider it when the subject is properly noticed; a second was recorded and the motion was advanced for the next meeting.

Why it matters: residents said the question affects who can be added to master-planned areas or have deannexation considered and that the city’s role in enforcing code versus private covenants is central to whether annexations are valid.

What happens next: the council directed that the item be moved to a later, properly agendized meeting so members can fully discuss the annexation and HOA procedural questions and consider any legal advice from the city attorney.