![]() ![]() "The next time we open them, we will keep them open." "We have closed the gates on Fairfield Lake State Park for the last time," Aplin said in the email. The state closed Fairfield Park to the public earlier this week and the process of removing equipment and relocating staff members is underway. In an emailed statement, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department called its steps to negotiate with Todd Industries, "persistent and extraordinary," citing its $25 million offer on a contract assignment for the 5,000-acre property the developer rejected last week. The developers said it was clear Aplin wanted the sale to fall through, and when Todd Interests refused to walk away from the deal, he allegedly made verbal threats and attempted to thwart the sale through failed legislative actions. In the letter, Todd Interests said it held “good-faith conversations” with TPWD Chairman and Bucc-ee’s co-founder Arch "Beaver" Aplin III beginning in September 2022. But Vistra said they didn’t want to sell the land in parcels. TPWD officials have said they offered to buy only the park portion of the property from previous owner Vistra Energy when the company announced its intent to sell. The state operated Fairfield Lake State Park on leased land for roughly 50 years until it was sold to Todd Interests for $110.5 million earlier this year. They said TPWD failed to express any interest in buying the land - even when approached by the previous owner in 2020. The developers said they had no reason to believe the state wanted to acquire the land when they made an offer to purchase it from power-generating company Vistra Energy on April 21, 2022. “As a family-owned, Texas-based business and longtime supporters of our state’s pro-business policies, we sincerely hope not.” “Is this how you fulfill Governor Abbott’s promise that ‘Texas is wide open for business?’” the letter said. In a news release, TPWD said its commissioners took “persistent and extraordinary” steps to negotiate with Todd Interests, which owns the land.īut in a letter sent to TPWD Tuesday, Shawn, Patrick and Philip Todd with Todd Interests disputed those claims and criticized the agency’s approach. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced this weekend it would hold a special meeting June 10 to acquire the 1,820-acre park southeast of Dallas through a process known as condemnation. The Dallas development firm that owns Fairfield Lake State Park on Tuesday criticized an upcoming vote that could allow the state's parks department to condemn the land and take it over. to include a statement from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Photo credits and linkbacks are never required but always appreciated.Upadated Jat 11:53 a.m. Most are straight from the camera although some have been colorized. Some of the photos are high resolution and others are not. These pictures can be used for web page or blog backgrounds, desktop wallpapers, scrapbooking, web or print clip art, commercial publication, as textures for Photoshop or any other use. Be aware, that no model releases were obtained from any people in the photographs, and you should also use great care when using photographs that contain identifyable brand names or logos for commercial purposes. This means that you are free to download them and use the photos for any use including commercial purposes, however, you may not claim the copyright as your own. All of the photos, pictures, clipart and images on this site have been released into the public domain (Creative Commons CC0 designation for international use). ![]()
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