Court orders O&G Industries to remove Bridgeport debris dump

Bridgeport”™s O&G Industries was ordered by a Fairfield District Superior Court judge to remove its massive debris dump from Seaview Avenue in the city”™s East End.

The O&G dump, dubbed “Mount Trashmore II” by Mayor Joe Ganim ”“ the first Mount Trashmore was an infamous 35-foot-tall illegal construction debris dump in the 1990s ”“ has been the subject of the city”™s efforts to eradicate urban blight. Last August, the city began fining O&G $100 a day for maintaining the dump.

“With this court ruling to cease and desist, the residents of the city of Bridgeport win,” said Ganim following the release of a 21-page court ruling that was written by Judge Dale Radcliffe.

City Attorney R. Christopher Meyer noted that O&G “has been ordered to immediately cease and desist and we fully expect compliance with the court”™s order.”

The company did not issue a public statement regarding the court ruling.