Residents urge moratorium on KeyCapture project, citing fire, evacuation and contamination risks
Multiple village and town residents told the Saugerties board they fear noise, fires, toxic fumes and groundwater impacts from a proposed lithium battery storage site and urged a moratorium and thorough independent review.
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Residents used the public-comment period to press the town for stronger protections and a pause on development while technical questions are resolved. Speakers described potential chronic noise, the threat of thermal-runaway fires and the risk that toxic fumes or contaminated runoff could reach local aquifers.
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