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Business allegedly ruined by EBCI grading
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This Aug. 25 photo shows waters gently flowing through the now-defunct Hunting Boy Trout Farm. More than five years ago, the business found itself embroiled in a dispute with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians – one that has not been fully resolved to this day. Photo by Randy Foster/Cherokee Scout -
Duane and Linda Wilkey provided this Oct. 8, 2017, photo to The Graham Star, which backs up their claims of an increased-silt presence in Hunting Boy Trout Farm’s water supply, which the Wilkey’s say was caused by grading conducted upstream for an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians facility. -
A Nov. 3, 2017 image shows what the Wilkey’s believe to be the origin of their problem: earth-moving operations during construction of a substance-abuse facility on Cornsilk Branch Road.
Snowbird – A local trout farm and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are struggling to come to an agreement over allegations that the latter destroyed the business with nearby grading.
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