Condo Owners Reject Settlement Offer From Southern Methodist U. Over Bush Library

Two condominium owners who say they were forced to sell their homes to make way for the George W. Bush Presidential Library have rejected a $2-million settlement offer from Southern Methodist University, reports The Houston Chronicle.

According to the newspaper, Southern Methodist officials say that they purchased the condominium property for a variety of possible projects. The former president and First Lady may be deposed for testimony about the case and what the university told them about the plans for the land.

The story says that Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the university, “is prepared to play ‘hardball’ to bring the matter to an end.”