FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Nearly a week after tens of thousands of fish and other wildlife were found dead along Ischua Creek, residents in Franklinville are demanding answers and action.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed last week that the discharge came from the nearby Great Lakes Cheese facility and was responsible for the environmental damage.

Longtime resident Ken Kellner said the sight is devastating.

“I got 60 years on that creek,” Kellner said. “They took a big chunk of my life away, and I am not happy with it.”Over the past week, Kellner has documented the damage with photos and says he’s never seen anything like it in all his years living in the valley.

“They did it. They killed our fish,” he said. “You can’t go back and restock that cre

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