Once the villagers were sure that the government was going to pay for the move, the number of people making the decision to relocate to the new village and signing letters of intent to that effect grew rapidly. Tiemu's family and some others aside, around two-thirds of the village's 200-plus households agreed to the move.
認定政府會承擔搬遷的責任，因此簽下搬遷意向書，決定舉家遷往新部落的戶數急速成長，除了鐵木家等少數拒絕搬遷的居民外，總戶數超過 200 的瑞岩，約有三分之二的家戶同意搬遷。