The Eastern Band of Cherokees from North Carolina won approval to develop a $49 million resort on Tennessee Valley Authority land.
The tribe will be granted a 40-year commercial recreation easement on 40 acres. The tribe will lease the land for the development of Sequoyah Lodge and Resort.
The resort will include cabins, a hotel, conference center, retail shops, restaurants, a marina, a swimming beach and other amenities.
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