these dates will come an go doubt if much will happen as far as the suit if you have money there will always be someone trying to get it without earning it unfortunatly this is what our country has come down to.

Todd just rejected the offer today. Just got alert from DMN's. This is going to court.

I hope Mr. Bucee donates the money to TPWD to buy the park just to piss Todd off.

The next step is if the AG decides to proceed.
He will appoint a three member panel from Freestone County of uninterested residents.
They will assess the value of the property then post it.

If the state agrees they put that amount of money in an account which Todd has access to.
If Todd takes the money its over and the state can immediately take over.
If Todd or the state does not like the amount it goes to civil court.

At least this is what I think happens.

Todd will never accept an offer from the state, even if it's ridiculous. His ego won't let him, he ain't giving in, hence my statement it's going to court.

I think if the money is right he would accept it, I do not blame him one bit for trying to make a lot of money off of it.

Todd Interests, a Dallas-based firm, on Tuesday announced it rejected the final offer submitted by the Texas Park and Wildlife Department to purchase the former Fairfield State Park, additional land, and separate water rights.

Todd Interests reportedly purchased the property for $110.5 million, and retained the services of the Carrington Coleman law firm after the state announced it would move to acquire the property via eminent domain.

“Not only was the (final) offer below what we paid for, and have already put into the property, and hundreds of millions below fair market value, it was accompanied by an $85 million appraisal that we are told will be the offered amount in condemnation proceedings,” said Shawn Todd, of Todd Interests.

According to Todd, TPWD Chairman Arch Aplin hired an outside law firm to represent TPWD in the initial proceedings. Todd also revealed the state is now alleging that the fish in Fairfield State Park are potentially contaminated with toxic materials produced from the former coal-fired power plant.

TPWD, according to Todd, is also claiming historical sites were recently discovered in the property. “Sadly, these statements and actions are consistent and a part of the continued false narrative created by TPWD and its leadership designed to artificially drive down the value of our property,” Todd said.

Todd Interests said TPWD doesn’t have the money to purchase the real estate development and compensate for damages. The firm said Aplin has been aware for months of the $238 million “appraised value of the water rights alone.”

“The only money TPWD has to purchase the property for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 is a total of $15 million,” Todd said, “And that is solely to purchase from willing sellers, which we are not.”

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The building Alisa was trying to stop.

TPWD annual Purtis Creek and Fairfield review meeting for the last fifteen years.

I agree. I don't understand why some people are making Todd out to be the bad guy.

Hope for the best.

The states appraisal came in at 85. That was probably before he bulldozed the park structures. Probably worth a lot less now.

Wonder why TI is not disclosing the amount of the final offer?

85 million ......Wow how could that be??? It's almost like the state didn't add in that imaginary 238 million, that Todd's banker buddy told him the water alone was worth. That works out to roughly $17,000 an acre, which is pretty realistic, all things considered. Todd has done nothing but devalued the "Park" property in the short time has owned it. I'm surprised it came in at 85 million, that may have to be re-evaluated down, once Todd pushes this to the District Judge. All that bloviating about be a conversationalist, while he's bulldozing everything in sight is laughable. Hopefully the State continues full steam ahead with the condemnation process and the state or someone, ultimately sues him for destroying tax payer funded property, while he was basically under what could be interpreted as a restraining order.