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. Author: Sabinna Pierre, John Adams ...

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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 will pay $7.5 million to the descendants, and Prosper Portland will add another $1 million. It amounts to around $327,000 for each of the 26 descendants listed on the lawsuit.

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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.