Portland City Council increased the settlement compensation from $2M to $8.5M for Black families who were displaced by 1960s urban renewal projects in Albina.

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Portland City Council increased the settlement compensation from $2M to $8.5M for Black families who were displaced by 1960s urban renewal projects in Albina.

The city of Portland will pay $8.5 million in settlement funds to 26 descendants of Black Portlanders driven from homes and businesses for development projects from the late 1950s through the ’70s.

The City of Portland is set to vote on its portion of a $2 million civil rights lawsuit settlement to 26 Black Portland residents displaced.

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The Portland City Council approved an $8.5 million settlement on Thursday for a group of Albina residents and their families that were displaced during a 1970′s urban renewal project.