The  property was purchased in 1999 from Ted and Trudy Winsberg, who used the property for farming. The Winsbergs sold the property for 1/3 of its appraised value with the condition that it would be made into a wetland.
In 1999, the property was purchased by Ted and Trudy Winsberg, who employed it as an agricultural site. They later sold the property to others at one-third of its estimated worth, provided that it would be transformed into a wetland area.