Portland City Council Increases Settlement to $8.5M for Displaced Black Families

Portland City Council increases settlement to $8.5M for displaced Black families

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.

City agrees to pay $7.5 million in settlement with Black Portlanders for displacement from Albina district

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland City officials laid the groundwork for paying Black Portlanders more than $7 million for displacing them from an area their community once called home. In a unanimous vote from the Portland City Council, officials agreed to increase the settlement by more than $6 million after a last-minute amendment was introduced, drawing emotional reactions ranging from cheers to tears in City Hall. During a meeting on Thursda…

City Council Expected to Approve Central Albina Settlement

Black residents who were forcibly relocated for Emanuel Hospital expansion that never happened, and their descendants, sued over loss of property, wealth and community.