However, other members of the board (Thomas Geelan, Terry Houck and Supervisor James Dolaway) had varying degrees of disinterest in the move citing the existence of many other town projects and recent upgrades to the current Town Hall as reasons to remain in their current location.

Of the dozen or so Town residents that attended the meeting, all of them felt that the move to join the Village of Ellenville was a bad idea – and they were not shy about expressing their opinions. In fact, tempers got a little hot as several people kept asking the question, "Why should the Town bail the Village out?" The question brought to light a certain friction that seems to exist between the Town and Village. The resolution was unanimously voted down to applause from those assembled. But the cordial nature of the moment did not last as the night went on.

An exchange between the Board and audience grew particularly unfriendly when an older gentleman yelled at the Board to vote on a resolution. Councilwoman Gunter, who had been trying to clarify a particular issue, responded by saying, "Sir, if you have somewhere else to be, there's the door." At that, Supervisor Dolaway asked Gunter to remain polite. She responded to the admonishment by asking Dolaway why she had to be polite if she was being treated in a disrespectful manner.

The reason for rescinding the resolution was due to the fact that the Town had gone beyond its deadline to gather its financial information and the lease agreement window had expired. The vote lead to an exchange between Councilman Houck and Supervisor Dolaway:

Houck: "You have to prioritize."
Dolaway: "I have a lot of priorities."
Houck: "Yeah, but none of them [priorities] seem to be getting done."
Dolaway: "They all take time."