Andrea Macko is reporting for Porcupine Soup residents of Cornwallville turned outs to a Durham Town Board meeting last week to express their opposition to the proposed Bosque Development project. The meeting was moved to the town highway garage to accommodate the crowd, It was held for the purpose of completing the state Environmental Assessment Form review of the proposed subdivision. Bosque first submitted its plan to the town in November 2020 to subdivide 95 acres that border Strong Road and Cornwallville Road. The project includes the construction of 12 high-end homes and a farming operation. In Durham, the town board serves as the planning board and are therefore charged with following the SEQR Act. As the board began the assessment, considering the numerous questions on the SEQR form, it determined that some aspects of the project had little or no environmental impact. At that point, the crowd became agitated, but town attorney Tal Rappleyea pointed out nothing would be finalized that night. Town Supervisor Shawn Marriot emphasized that public hearings will be scheduled before any final determination on the project is made. Multiple audience members talked over one another, and Marriott reminded residents that the town is “following the process that the state has put forth for us.” He told the crowd that nothing was being accomplished by arguing. “We cannot act like this,” Marriot said. “This is getting us absolutely nowhere. We will work through this together. But we can’t treat or talk to each other like this.” Since the project was first presented, public comment has been largely in opposition of the development.  Dozens of “No Subdivision” lawn signs are posted throughout the town. Concerns from community members range from environmental and traffic impact to the effect the development will have on the historic character of the hamlet. The SEQR review was not completed during the four-hour-long meeting. It will continue on Tue., Sep. 7. Read the full story at porcupinesoup [dot] com.