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milestone for Amprius,” said Dr. Kang Sun, Chief Executive O cer of Amprius Technologies. “We worked closely with the State of Colorado, the Colorado Economic Development Commission, Adams County, and the City of Brighton to align on terms that are mutually bene cial, which includes a comprehensive incentive proposal.”

Amprius also selected the Brighton, Colorado location because of its potential to streamline time-to-market and support e ective customer ful llment. e site’s size, its proximity to saw the suspect, Matthew Jones, driving a pick-up truck with no license plates.

After an unsuccessful tra c stop, the truck sped up and eluded the deputies. Speeds, at times, were as high as 92 mph. A third deputy was in the area and placed stop sticks under the underpass on Interstate 70 southeast of the airport. e truck’s tires ran over the sticks but continued.

Deputies reported that Jones was traveling in the westbound lanes of the freeway before swerving across the median while still traveling westbound. Speeds dropped to about 40 mph. Troopers from the Colorado State Patrol joined the essential materials, the transportation structure and the electric power and structural layout are expected to help reduce build-out costs as well as logistical and operational costs. Additional acreage at the site also has the potential to enable future expansions for a total potential manufacturing capacity of 10 GWh. e rst phase of the expansion is expected to create 332 net new jobs in Brighton with an average annual wage of $68,516.

Amprius plans to invest $190 million, including a $50 million cost-sharing grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s O ce of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, to provide a potential capacity of up to 5 gigawatt hours . at’s part of a cost-sharing pursuit, only to see Jones take the Manila Road exit o the interstate while going the wrong way. e letter said the CSP trooper “... tried to prevent the vehicle from getting back onto the highway to avoid a fatal head-on crash with oncoming tra c.” demonstration grant from Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support domestic battery production.

Jones returned to the freeway – still driving westbound in the eastbound lanes, the letter said – as Deputy Eller drove parallel to the truck. After an unsuccessful attempt to stop Jones and the truck, the chase continued – this time going westbound in the westbound lanes. Jones eventually resumed driving westbound in the eastbound lanes.

Brighton also stepped up to lure the company in, o ering a ve-year rebate of all property taxes the city would collect — about $85,000 per year. e city also agreed to rebate half of the use tax that would be paid on construction materials for the site’s renovation.

In all, Brighton Communications Director Kristen Chernosky said the city’s incentives add up to about $929,050.

“Brighton City Council and the City of Brighton leadership team are excited to welcome Amprius Technologies Inc. to our community,” said Robin Martinez, president and CEO of the Brighton Economic Development e letter said Jones “began punching the window while yelling, ‘Open the @#$% up.’” e driver of the semi told au -

Jones’ truck, which was o the roadway, collided with the trooper’s vehicle, yet the truck continued to drive on the highway.

Shortly before 12:45 a.m Jones turned o the truck’s headlights, which prompted authorities to call o the chase. Jones also stopped on the highway and got out of the truck. A semi-tractor-trailer rig saw the police cars and another vehicle with sparks coming from it that came to a stop.

Corporation. “We have a highly-skilled workforce and a collaborative regional approach to attracting and supporting new and existing companies in Brighton.” e Adams County Board of County Commissioners is also scheduled to consider an economic development incentive agreement at a March 14 public meeting.

“We are happy to welcome Amprius to Adams County and look forward to a continued partnership as they grow and develop their innovative battery technology right here in Brighton,” Board Chair Steve O’Dorisio said. “ e jobs they create will not only bene t our current local residents but also help to expand future career paths in the renewable energy sector.” unlocking the equity in your home, you can fell good about retirement. Eligible borrowers can pay o an existing mortgage payments* while receiving proceeds on a monthly or as-needed e 9,043 resident di erence between those two wards represents a nearly 58% discrepancy - far beyond the 10% di erence required by the charter. e nal maps need to have populations roughly equal to each other - at least within 10 percent. ey also have to balance racial equity.

City’s population had grown from 45,913 people in 2010 to 62,418 according to the 2020 census. Most of that growth came in the northern part of the city, where Wards 3 and 4 are located.

Commerce City’s four wards are meant to be roughly equal in population — within a 10% di erence of each other, according to the City Charter. Results from the 2020 census show how unbalanced the wards have become since the boundaries were last adjusted in 2013. Gibson said the goal is for each ward to have roughly 15,605 residents.

According to the old con guration, Ward 4, in the far northeastern part of the city, is the most populous, with 21,239 residents, according to the census - 5,634 people above the goal. Ward 2, in the southwestern, has the fewest residents, 12,196. at is 3,409 below the goal.

Both of those are requirements by law, Gibson said, but there are other factors that might not be legally required but are important. ose include compactness, trying to preserve current boundaries as much as possible and protecting communities of interest -- such as neighborhoods and special districts.

Gibson said city sta hosted ve public information sessions in 2022 to nd out what residents wanted and reviewed 11 maps, narrowing those down to ve presented to City Councilors in February. Councilors narrowed it down to two maps at that February meeting and Gibson presented two new versions to councilors based on those maps at the March 6 meeting.

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Special District

e neighborhoods east of Chambers Road between 104th and 96th avenues were the main di erences between the two ward maps present- ed March 6.

Plan A, the one councilors ultimately chose, follows Second Creek through the area, dividing the Fronterra Village 2 and Buckley Ranch metro districts between wards 3 and at balances the districts’ populations roughly equally, with a statistical deviation of about 5% between the most popular Ward 4 and the least populous Ward 1.

4. Everything west of Second Creek Open Space would be in Ward 3, and everything east of the creek would be in Ward 4.

Plan B would have extended Ward 3 east past Second Creek and Reunion Parkway to Tower Road, moving 184 residents from Ward 3 to the already biggest Ward 4.

Either plan satis ed the city’s criteria and is legal, Gibson said.

Councilor Noble said she was open to either option until the meeting Monday night, but looking at the differences convinced her that balancing the wards was the best decision.

“Two hours ago, I could have gone either way, but in looking at it now, I do think east of Second Creek is a good ow line and that folks who live in East Point see themselves as part of that continuous line that goes down Tower Road. ey would be separated from that.”

Councilor Craig Hurst agreed.

“I do think having a de nitive landmark like Second Creek makes it much easier for us to communicate as a city and to call out where the boundaries are going to switch,” he said.

Councilor Oscar Madera said his concern was how future population changes in Commerce City could skew the ward populations more quickly.

“I guess, I’m worried if we have to come back and redistrict again in three years because that deviation expands, based on where growth is happening,” he said. “ at’s why I lean towards Option A to keep that deviation number down.” thorities the man was desperate and was concerned about what might happen if he opened the truck and that Jones “could hurt or kill him if Y.C. (the driver) was thrown out” of the semi. e driver didn’t see anything in Jones’ hands.

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After Jones fell, the semi-driver watched Jones run toward the median. e driver said Jones “... went down to the ground and got up trying to run.” e letter said the semi-driver heard a deputy yell something at Mr. Jones, then heard four to ve rounds of gun re.

Deputy Eller couldn’t get out of his patrol car because he got tangled up in taser wires. Deputy Archuleta walked up toward the front

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Archuleta red his weapon and wounded Jones, who went to an area hospital for treatment of injuries. Charges are pending against Matthew Jones.

Because the case is ongoing, Mason’s letter to AdCo Sheri Gene Clapps did not include all relevant facts, and it said “the record of this investigation will remain restricted from public access” until the end of the criminal proceedings.

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Women’s Product Drive scheduled e city’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission is hosting its rst Women’s Product Drive in honor of Women’s History Month.

Community members are invited to donate new and unopened women’s products including pads, tampons, menstrual cups and women’s diapers. All donations will be distributed to middle and high schools in Commerce City, as well as ACCESS Housing.

According to the Journal of Global Health Reports, two-thirds of the nearly 17 million low-income women in the United States could not a ord menstrual products in the past year, with half needing to choose between menstrual products and food. e DEI Commission wants to help support women in Commerce City to ensure this is not the case in our community.

Drop-o locations through Friday, March 31 include the Commerce City Civic Center at 7887 E. 60th Ave.; Eagle Pointe Recreation Center at 6060 Parkway Dr.; Bison Ridge Recreation Center at 13905 E. 112th Ave. and Reunion Recreation Center, at 17910 Parkside Dr. N.

Walk with a doc Platte Valley Medical Center’s cardiac rehab team and Walk With A Doc will host monthly walks with Dr. Christopher Cannon, an intervention- al cardiologist at Brighton Heart and Vascular Institute. is is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. After a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from the doctor, spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation. It’s a great way to get out, get active and enjoy all the bene ts that come from walking.

‘Taking No Chances’ e 17th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce and e Link, a community resource and assessment center in ornton, are o ering free, 10-week programs to families of Adams county teenagers to help develop personal and interpersonal drug-resistance skills.

Sessions are from 5:30 to 6;30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 720-292-2811.

Boards/commissions’ openings

Commerce City has openings for several of its boards and commissions, including the city’s cultural council, the housing authority and the Derby review board.

Visit https://www.c3gov.com/ Home/Components/Form/Form/703 16b05422c448492c51da0f0e0fd86/ to sign up.

Legal self-help clinic e Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the rst Tuesday of every month. e program is for those who don’t have legal representation and need help navigating through legal issues.

Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law. Call 303-405-3298 and ask for the Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance.

Help for vets

Quali ed Listeners, a veteran and family resource hub serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, has a number of power chairs, power scooters and electric wheelchairs available.

To nd the closest facility to you visit www.va.gov/ nd-locations.

Quali ed Listeners also need volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become qualied listeners. Call 720-600-0860.

COVID-19 testing

Here’s where you can receive a test for COVID-19:

Brighton Advanced Urgent Care, 2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/locations/brighton/

Brighton Salud, 1860 Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, ursday and Friday. Visit https:// www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and ursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covidtesting online.

Mental health

Community Reach Center o ers in-person intake assessments from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at the Brighton Learning and Resource Campus, 1850 E. Egbert St. in Brighton. Call Community Reach Center at 303853-3500.

For walk-in intake, bring an ID and insurance information. For those who would prefer to complete the intake forms and schedule an appointment, the intake forms are available online at www.communityreachcenter.org. ere will be a short screening for u-like symptoms before the entrance to the center to ensure safety and wellness for everyone.

Anyone feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-8255, text 38255, or visit the Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) Center at 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster.