In Southeast Dallas, Along a Creek and Behind Homes, That ‘grotesque' Shingle Mountain Keeps Growing

City staffers on Wednesday morning returned to Shingle Mountain, which continues to swell behind two homes in that part of Dallas where most people stop long enough only to dump someone else's trash.There were, this time, three inspectors from the city's Office of Environmental Quality and Code Compliance and an investigator from the City Attorney's Office. They had been dispatched, again, to see how mighty the summits of shingles and fine-ground asphalt have become in recent weeks.To each other they pointed out shingles that had blown into the backyard of Marsha Jackson and along the creek bed that separates her property from where Blue Star Recycling has operated for more than a year. They noted the oily sheen on the water and snapped endless photos of the mess that stretches from S. Central Expressway to the utility easement carved out of the Great Trinity Forest. In their orange-and-yellow safety vests, the inspectors looked like ants compared to the towering mound.  Continue reading...

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