The Dallas-based developer closed its contract last week on the 5,000-acre swath of land that includes the state park.
late last month that state park officials made an offer to purchase the contract from his family’s firm. He said Todd Interests responded almost immediately to the offer, which he said “would have been an incredible win for the state of Texas and at a significant sacrifice to our family,” but hadn’t heard back. He said the firm then decided to move forward with its plans.
A note at the top of Fairfield Lake’s page on the TPWD website posted Saturday said the park would be closing to the public at 10 p.m. Sunday. The public also won’t be able to access two boat ramps and a fishing pier on Fairfield Lake. Condemning land is one way the government can seize property from a private owner for public use. This action falls underSince the park closed to the public in February before“We look forward to having the opportunity to welcome you again someday,” the department’s executive director David Yoskowitz said in a release.
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