The Shingle Mountain landowner and operator was arrested by the Dallas city marshal arrested on Thursday, according to a statement from Dallas City Council member Tennell Atkins.
Atkins said several city departments, including code compliance, searched the property in the 9200 block of Teagarden Road and found “numerous violations of local and state laws – including the illegal dumping of an estimated 1,000 tons of material.”
“As I have stated on numerous occasions, I expect all property owners in the City of Dallas to follow the laws intended to protect the public and the environment,” Atkins said. “We will continue to do everything that we can to ensure that this property owner is no exception.”
The homeowner who has fought for the site’s cleanup since 2018 has a pending lawsuit against the city, the owner of the site, and the company that brought in the shingles.
Shingle Mountain History
According to the statement the case has been referred to the city attorney’s office and the city will ensure prompt cleanup, but the city’s injunction has been ongoing for years.
Blue Star Recycling LLC started collecting roofing shingles on a property just off of South Central Expressway. They had the intention of recycling them into asphalt type roading at some point. They also had been given permission from the city to store around 260 tons. Again, as noted above the current estimate is 1000 tons of material.
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