Council members were also working against a firm deadline, and according to the supervisor the preparation of the documents under discussion continued through the weekend. The town’s attorney guided council members first through their own determination regarding the environmental review, and then their decision on the annexation. Council members find that the potential disturbance is sufficient to require a referral to the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation. While the land would remain in the town, village law—or absence thereof—would govern. Council members rejected this, because the project will change this from unoccupied land to a development of 612 bedrooms.