A new report confirmed that the city of College Park systematically shortchanged residents of the historically Black Lakeland community during the 1970s.
An investigation by city staff found that it artificially deflated property appraisals, reduced payouts at settlement and withheld mandated relocation assistance when it bought homes in the area.
The one-square-mile area around Lake Artemesia was a thriving Black community until an “urban renewal” program led by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development began systematically tearing down more than 100 houses in 1968…