If approved, we look forward to providing quality water service to Jasper Highlands residents and businesses," she said. "We appreciate this opportunity to potentially partner with Jasper Highlands. 12 on the matter and took the proposed sale under advisement.
Kirksey, external affairs manager for Tennessee American, said the Commission held a public hearing Oct. While he wants the water system out of Thornton's company's control, he said, he expects to pay four times more to Tennessee American than it's now costing him if that deal goes through.ĭaphne L. Schlenkert said he has been hauling water in by truck from nearby South Pittsburg and then transferring it into a tank in his basement. The resident said his house still currently doesn't have water from the system. Schlenkert said Thursday that the water situation stems from a dispute related to a builder fee that a Thornton company wanted him to pay and a cargo trailer the resident had in front of his house. It said that Schlenkert has been forced to purchase water and transport it to his home for daily use. The filing said that Robert Schlenkert, a Jasper Highlands resident, brought a complaint with the state Department of Consumer Affairs last November stating that the developer refused to provide water service after he paid a $2,150 hook-up fee. It alleged the company violated state law when the water system withheld or refused to provide service to customers. The filing said the company also failed to pay annual inspection fees and charged rates not approved by the the Public Utility Commission. Over the past decade, Thornton's companies have sold more than $100 million of property at Jasper Highlands and are preparing a fifth phase in the 8,893-acre development to add 150 additional lots for sale.īut in August, the Consumer Advocate unit of the state Attorney General's office said Thunder Air failed to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity concerning the water system at the mountaintop project near Kimball.
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"We remain confident that our system is in full compliance with all regulations and look forward to TPUC's decision on the sale in November," said Dane Bradshaw, president of Thunder Enterprises. The Commission could decide on that proposed deal next month.Ī filing with state regulators said that Thunder Air Inc., doing business as Jasper Highlands Development, is entering the settlement agreement to avoid the time and expense of litigation and denies any wrongdoing related to the state complaint.
Tennessee American wants to buy the water system from Thornton's companies for $2.39 million, filings show. The settlement is contingent on the sale of the Marion County development's water system to Tennessee American Water Co., which must still be approved by the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (TPUC), according to the proposed agreement. Companies tied to Chattanooga developer John "Thunder" Thornton have agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a state of Tennessee complaint alleging legal violations over the Jasper Highlands water system.
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