Fairfield Lake – The TPW Commission held a special meeting on June 10 regarding the Fairfield Lake where the commissioners voted unanimously to use the state’s eminent domain authority to purchase Fairfield Lake SP. This is an unprecedented action, and the commissioners were very vocal in noting that it was not action taken lightly and will be adopting a commission policy limiting any future use of this authority to “extraordinary and unusual circumstances.” The park is closed at this time, and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future as the new owner has vowed to fight action to pursue redevelopment of the site for luxury estates.
