The Portland City Council on Thursday voted to increase by millions of dollars a settlement with dozens of Black descendants of families whose Albina district homes were destroyed decades ago in a government urban renewal push.
In a unanimous vote, the 12-member council agreed to pay the plaintiffs in
a 2023 lawsuit
a total of $8.5 million.
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Portland City Council unanimously votes to increase settlement payment in displacement lawsuit
Portland City Council unanimously votes to increase settlement payment in displacement lawsuit
Portland City Council unanimously votes to increase settlement payment in displacement lawsuit