MARSHA JACKSON

After a long wait, clean-up at Southern Dallas’ so-called “shingle mountain” may begin soon, according to City Councilman Tennell Atkins.

A judge ruled Friday that the makers of Shingle Mountain are guilty of contempt of court after failing to remove the monstrosity they planted in southeast Dallas almost two years ago.

Dallas County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday calling for tougher environmental protection from the Texas Commission on Environment Quality as the NAACP offers new pressure to remove Shingle Mountain.

Neighbors waiting for “Shingle Mountain” in Dallas to come down will have to wait longer.

Neighbors waiting for “Shingle Mountain” in Dallas to come down will have to wait longer.

With the court ordered deadline to remove the Southern Dallas ‘Shingle Mountain’ fast approaching, the owner of Blue Star recycling said Wednesday the job may take another year. A City Councilman says the city should do the job faster and bill the company.

The so-called ‘Shingle Mountain’ in Southern Dallas was unchanged Thursday despite the April 3 court order to remove it within 90 days.

Blue Star Recycling, the Dallas firm that has a mountain of asphalt shingles piled beside neighbors’ homes agreed on Wednesday to remove all of the shingles and all the equipment within the next 90 days.

Dallas officials Wednesday said the city has revoked an operating permit for Blue Star Recycling, the firm that has a mountain of asphalt shingles piled beside neighbors’ homes.

Nearly two months after a lawsuit alleging widespread illegal dumping was filed by the City of Dallas, some neighbors say problems with Blue Star Recycling persist.

Opponents of a proposed concrete mixing batch plant won the first round at Dallas City Hall when the Plan and Zoning Commission voted 7 to 3 against the project this week.

Opponents of a proposed concrete mixing batch plant won the first round at Dallas City Hall when the Plan and Zoning Commission voted 7 to 3 against the project this week.

The City of Dallas is suing a recycling company they accuse of “large-scale illegal dumping.”