The property that used to be the old D'Andrea Golf Course looks a lot different now than it did years ago.

It is being revitalized by a company called D'Andrea Phoenix Acquisition LLC. Since the company took over maintenance, Sparks City Council voted to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to dismiss a lawsuit against the property owner on Monday. This comes after the city filed a nuisance action in 2017. Residents urged council to do something about the poor conditions they were seeing on the property.

"The former clubhouse at the golf course had burned and had not been maintained. Unknown chemicals were being stored at the maintenance yard, and there were uncontrolled weeds that were deemed a fire hazard." said Jim Rundle, the Planning Manager for the City of Sparks.

Brandon Sendall, Assistant City Attorney for Sparks said, "We tried to reach out to the owner of the property for a long time and we weren't getting anywhere. So the City Council directed our staff to file a lawsuit so we could get compliance that way."

D'Andrea Phoenix Acquisition LLC has been taking steps to address previous violations. It removed the weeds and other hazardous issues. In June, it even applied for a permit to use treated water to irrigate 180 acres of land.

Paul Anderson, a City of Sparks Councilman said, "It's just nice to see that it's transforming and becoming a beautiful place.

"The city doesn't want to go around filing lawsuits, suing people. They just want people to maintain the property so it's not a nuisance to your neighbors or just the general public and the property got cleaned up." said Sendall.

One question still remains. What will the land be used for now? City of Sparks officials say there have been no plans submitted just yet.

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D'Andrea Golf Course in Sparks may be getting re-developed nearly a decade after closing.

D'Andrea Phoenix Acquisition LLC, has applied for a permit to irrigate 180 acres of land that will be part of the course.

The public can comment on the proposal until July 27th by contacting the Nevada Bureau of Water Pollution Control in Carson City either in person or by mail to:

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Division of Environmental Protection

Bureau of Water Pollution Control

901 South Stewart Street, Suite 4001

Carson City, NV 89701

 

 

 

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