The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department began the legal process of eminent domain to seize the former state park and save it from being turned into an upscale subdivision. The agency had offered a Dallas-based developer $103 million for it.
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The petition was filed in Freestone County District Court Friday morning, after months of unsuccessful negotiations with Dallas-based developer Todd Interests, which plans to turn the former park into a high-end gated subdivision. A spokesperson for Todd Interests said Shawn Todd, the company’s CEO, was unavailable to comment. In a previous interview, Todd said his company purchased the land legally and he is not selling.The battle over the park’s ownership has been brewing for years.Dallas developer starts construction at former Fairfield Lake State Park despite threat of land seizureThe park opened in 1976 on land the state leased from the energy company Vistra Corp. at no charge.
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