Negotiations have apparently broken down between GAF and the West Dallas community members that live next to its shingle factory. The company says it will now pursue its own timeline to wind down operations.
The controversial GAF shingle factory in West Dallas already faces the possibility of the city forcing it to move, but now the EPA is questioning the company's state air quality permit.
In its initial meeting with the city and West Dallas community members, GAF said it would take seven years to wind down operations at its Singleton Boulevard shingle factory. Neighbors are now asking for more details of that timeline.
Janie Cisneros hits a bright blue and lime green paper maché piñata with a white letters that read GAF. That's the name of the company that operates a 75-year-old factory operating next to her house on Singleton Boulevard in West Dallas. The piñata swings from side to side while mariachi music plays.
Singleton United/Unidos is cautiously optimistic about a favorable conclusion to their fight to oust a 76-year-old shingle factory from their neighborhood.