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Residents urge reparations committee to address displacement, property tax and gentrification amid ongoing payouts
Summary
Public commenters recounted historic displacement tied to campus expansion, urged property tax relief for seniors and called for a committee subcommittee to monitor eminent domain and gentrification effects on Black neighborhoods.
Several Evanston residents used the committee’s public‑comment period on Feb. 6 to press the Reparations Committee to address displacement, property tax burdens and gentrification alongside reparations distributions.
Longstanding displacement and university expansion: long‑time resident Bennett Johnson described a block where Black families and businesses were removed during a research‑park expansion tied to Northwestern University and the city; Johnson said the redevelopment eliminated neighborhood businesses and housing for Black residents…
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