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Shawn Todd, owner of Todd Interests, bought the property formerly known as Fairfield Lake State Park earlier this year. Todd plans to convert the property into a high-end gated community called Freestone Lake and Golf Club. File Photo by Mitchell Pate -
The property in which Fairfield Lake State Park resided was bought earlier this year by Todd Interests. Plans are to convert the property into a high-end gated community called Freestone Lake and Golf Club. File Photo by Mitchell Pate
A months-long legal battle came to an end last week.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, who voted in June to use eminent domain to try and preserve Fairfield Lake State Park, decided on Dec. 5 to no longer pursue acquisition of the property.
The 5,000-acre property was bought by Todd Interests a year ago, who is constructing the former state park into an exclusive gated community called…