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Resident urges protections, sound wall for home near proposed battery storage and new four‑lane road
Summary
A Castle Rock resident told council that a proposed four‑lane Dawson Trails Boulevard North and an adjacent battery energy storage system would sever her Ag‑1 property, generate sustained noise (claimed 70–90 dB) and significantly reduce utility and value; she asked for mitigation including a sound‑absorbing wall and staff follow‑up.
Callie Nichols, a resident and owner of two parcels on Yucca Hills Road, told the council she is “profoundly concerned” about the combined impacts of a planned four‑lane Dawson Trails Boulevard North and a proposed adjacent battery energy storage system (BESS).
“My property is zoned AG1,” Nichols said. She told council the new four‑lane road would cut her acreage in half and make it difficult to move equipment or livestock, and she warned that a BESS located near her house would create continuous cooling‑fan noise and pose thermal‑runaway safety risks. “The continuous low frequency from massive cooling fans and inverter units runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,” Nichols said, and she asked council for a sound‑absorbing wall to buffer her property.
Council and staff acknowledged the concerns and asked engineering and planning staff to follow up. A staff member said they would collect Nichols’ materials and return with information. Council has not taken a land‑use decision on the Core Electric/BESS inquiry; Nichols’ remarks were made during the public comment period and may lead to staff follow‑up or a referral to the appropriate hearing body.
