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 Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/24/23 07:14 PM
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TPWD should shock up every living thing in that lake and relocate it (RC if needs be). Then kill all the grass and turn it into a mud-hole if the organizations don't negotiate in good faith for access to the "publicly private" resource.
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/24/23 07:21 PM
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For 10 cents a day you and your friends could save Fairfield lake from becoming an exclusive private oasis. For 10 cents a day you can help save these natural resources.
I'm with the earlier comment, we need to find an endangered species out there.
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: avid_basser]
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01/24/23 07:29 PM
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For 10 cents a day you and your friends could save Fairfield lake from becoming an exclusive private oasis. For 10 cents a day you can help save these natural resources.
I'm with the earlier comment, we need to find an endangered species out there. Does hydrilla count as an endangered species? 
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: Mark Perry]
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01/24/23 08:03 PM
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[/quote]Fairfield Lake State Park is located 6.5 miles from the city of Fairfield and has been operating for more than 50 years with 80,000 visitors a year is under a no-cost lease agreement with Luminant (owned by Vistra Corp).[quote] It appears I'm in the minority. But to me, it appears, that Texas tax payers got a great deal for a long time. Everything has a expiration date.
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: salex]
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01/24/23 08:13 PM
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Chris G
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Luminant is the only group anyone should be "mad" at if you are going to be mad at anyone. I've tried to work with Luminant on another lake they own for years and its like talking to the wall. Even tried some other routes with the help of TPWD and it went nowhere. Luminant was shocked when they got the price they did for Fairfield. I don't blame the Todd family for doing whatever they want with it given the amount they are paying for it. If you were Luminant wouldn't you sell to the highest bidder? As a publicly traded company (Vistra) they have an obligation to their shareholders. Has TPWD offered a competitive bid as compared to Todd? Free markets is what makes us great as a country. I don't blame the Todd family either. They have taken on huge risk with the potential for a huge reward. I love capitalism. I agree with you Steve. It's why "mad" was in quotes. I am working with a group right now trying to do something similar.
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/24/23 09:06 PM
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
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01/24/23 09:24 PM
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ERCOT should have never taken Big Brown offline. your blame is placed in the wrong place. Blame the governments war on coal and making cost too much to operate the plant.
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/24/23 09:42 PM
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TxFisherman03
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Wished I would have one that billion dollar powerball...
Last edited by TxFisherman03; 01/24/23 09:42 PM.
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/24/23 09:48 PM
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start putting the fish and hydrilla in other lakes while we can
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/24/23 10:00 PM
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Douglas J
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Truth is it is one of the easiest places to catch a bass. I have never had a bad day on Fairfield, will be missed.
Lots of people that frequent the lake will get a dose of the reality of bass fishing once it is gone.
#MFGA
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/24/23 10:04 PM
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buda13
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How are the ramps right now? I’ve gotta get a trip in before they close it.
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/24/23 10:05 PM
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WAWI
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Start filling up stringers and get the grease hot. Eat them all!
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: Mark Perry]
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01/24/23 10:23 PM
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TxDanFishMan
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Maybe an endangered species needs to be "found" at the lake itself....  There are other ways to deal with those big Developers, just ask the Dutton's and Rip 
Slide right, coming in .... Fish On!
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
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01/24/23 10:40 PM
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Maybe I should build a house there and let 15-20 of my friends go fish it every day. Lol
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Bye bye Fairfield….hello million dollar homes and a golf course.
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/25/23 01:37 AM
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Based on the release at the start of this thread, Todd Interests is under contract but doesn’t yet own the property. Who knows how it ultimately play out…a lot can happen.
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