RENO, Nev. (AP) - An auction has been scheduled later this month to sell off an abandoned Sparks golf course that once was one of the area's nicest.

The lien holder, Western Title Company LLC, has filed a notice of foreclosure and plans a public auction on the steps of the Washoe County Courthouse in downtown Reno on Feb. 26 at 11 a.m.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that the notice of foreclosure shows the principal balance is about $4.8 million, including interest, late charges and other fees and costs.

The 18-hole public facility opened in 2000 in northeast Sparks on the edge of the Pah-Rah range. It was closed by its ownership, D'Andrea Golf Holdings LLC, in March 2011 after the D'Andrea homeowners association voted down a fee increase to help support the course.

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Information from: Reno Gazette-Journal

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