Another University Condemnation
As so many other universities, the University of Texas is expanding. This will require the acquisition of another long-time bell-weather of the community, the local players burger joint.
The problems with compensation on and around the university campuses is a serious issue. This can best be noted by the recent articles in this blog on the Indiana legislature’s consideration of a special compensation procedure for interruption damages on businesses near university campuses.
The Travis County Appraisal District lists all that at more than $1 million.
In 2004, the regents authorized the use of eminent domain to buy Players . But the owners didn't want to sell and fought it. The legislature got involved and UT agreed not to take the property by force. But now the university is actively negotiating with the owners.
"I just hope in spite of all this Players can find somewhere to be," said Haecker.
Monica Hernandez and her husband ate at Players for possibly one of the last times Wednesday night.
"It's pretty darn special I mean it really is. It makes me really sad that it won't be here anymore," said Hernandez.
