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Andrew Huie, Amprius’ vice president of infrastructure, said the company still needs zoning approval from the City of Brighton and permits from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

ey plan to submit their applications to the state this fall, with zoning reviews with the Brighton City Council on their to-do list next, if the Planning Board approves. e company hopes to be operating by the beginning of 2025.

e facility would be located at 18875 Bromley Lane, just 600 feet south of Brighton’s Mt. Princeton St. and homes in the sur- rounding Brighton Crossings neighborhood and due north of Brighton’s water treatment plant. Neighbors have made their fears of res and pollution clear at City Council meetings.

Lithium-ion batteries have been the news lately, with res in battery-powered Ebikes and cars, but company o cials have said they plan to mitigate the threat of res and plan to deliver their batteries with minimal charge, reducing the re risk. e warehouse’s interior space would be divided into smaller, re-resistant rooms for making and storing the empty batteries and the factory will have a state-of-theart re suppression system. But the biggest threat, Jessie Williams said, is from chemicals the battery manufacturing process demands. ose chemicals will be stored in tanks along the southern end of the site — across Bromley Lane from Brighton’s water treatment facility.

“And then there are schools,” Joe Williams said.

“We have Foundations Academy here, Eagle Ridge is here, you have Pennock. All of these schools are in this area and not everyone that lives in this area works here, but our kids all go here. And if something happens at this facility and they have to evacuate, I’ll all have to drive 30 minutes just to get back here and hopefully get to my kid on time.”

Joe Williams said he’s a fan of the product and would love to see the battery maker come to Brighton, just not the middle of the city and not within 600 feet of his home. He notes that the city has zoned lots for more residential development surrounding the building.

“Why can’t you just look out east?” Williams said. “ ere’s acres of empty land out there, acres of better places to put a facility like this. I’m not against your batteries but this is just not the right place to make them.” e two have attended all three neighborhood meetings Amprius has hosted and have gathered signatures to urge city o cials to say no to the project.