Eighty families face eviction from their east St. Paul apartments in April. The buildings near Lake Phalen are being demolished to make way for middle income town homes. Most of the families will get taxpayer help in the form of relocation money and a lump sum settlement. But advocates for the families say the closing of the Lakewood Apartments is another example of how city efforts to spruce up neighborhoods often come at the expense of poor people. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more.
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