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, filed a complaint with the state Department of Consumer Affairs last November stating that the developer refused to provide water service after the resident paid a $2,150 hook-up fee. It also alleged the companies violated state law when the water system withheld or refused to provide service to customers.
The filing said the companies failed to pay annual inspection fees and charged rates not approved by the Tennessee Public Utility Commission. The filing by the Consumer Advocate unit of the state Attorney General's office said the company Thunder Air and another entity failed to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity concerning the system at the mountaintop housing development near Kimball. Lawyers for Jasper Highlands said actions by the Schlenkerts cost residents legal fees and their water will be turned on as soon as they make certain reimbursements to Jasper Highlands.The state has filed a complaint against companies linked with Chattanooga developer John "Thunder" Thornton's Jasper Highlands project, alleging violations of Tennessee law over its water system. He said the out-of-town cost for South Pittsburg water is $25.77, but Jasper Highlands is charging $105.41 - "over four times the price." Schlenkert said he believes the developer is "price gouging" for water. The complaint says Robert Schlenkert, who is building a house at Jasper Highlands, paid a hook-up fee of $2,150, but has been denied water and is having to cart in his own supply. It says Thunder Air gets its water from South Pittsburg, but it receives 100 percent of the meter fees and 15 percent of the total billing to owners.
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The complaint says Jasper Highlands has full control of appointments to the homeowner's association, and Dane Bradshaw, president of Jasper Highlands, is also president of the homeowner's association. Jasper Highlands maintains that it is exempt from regulation due to involvement of a homeowner's association. The complaint says all owners are required to connect to the Jasper Highlands water system even if there is a well available.
The firm owns some 9,000 acres atop the mountain and a number of homes have been built at the site. It says the company is withholding service from some residents in violation of state law. The complaint says the development, which is owned by John "Thunder" Thornton of Chattanooga, is charging water rates not approved by the commission.
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