My earlier post below was incorrect in that www.wowsc.net is working and hosts the site. I have removed my post from NextDoor. But the fact remains that wowsc.com and wowsc.net are not available to Windermere Oaks Water Supply Corporation except at significant cost, because the domain lapsed.
Therefore the post below is true in that regard, but at least www.wowsc.net is working
EARLIER POST:
The Windermere Oaks Water Supply Corporation’s websites are no longer accessible to members.
Both primary domains (www.wowsc.com and www.wowsc.org) appear to have expired at GoDaddy and were not renewed by the corporation. As a result, GoDaddy has now listed the domains for resale. See the images below, of what the servers return when the names are entered in a browser.
According to GoDaddy’s current listing, wowsc.com can be purchased back for $1,595, or “leased to own” for $104 per month. By contrast, a routine renewal of a domain already owned by an organization typically costs around $20 per year.
No explanation has been provided to members about how this lapse occurred.
Because the websites are down, minutes, agendas, notices, and historical documents are no longer retrievable, leaving members without access to basic governance information. It is doubtful this transition was planned, and without access to records, there is no way for members to verify what happened or when.
If the corporation now hires someone to restore the website, rebuild content, or recover lost materials, the cost will almost certainly exceed the price of a standard renewal. This is a disappointing failure of routine administrative management and transparency — responsibilities that are fundamental for any member‑owned water supply corporation.
It is likely the first time in the history of this community’s water company that its domain names have expired and been lost to the open market. No matter how the ConMan might respond to this, that is absolutely true.
If responsibility for this lapse is shifted to Central States Water Resources, the company that is slated to purchase our water company, that raises its own concerns. A basic failure to maintain the corporation’s public‑facing information does not speak well to the future of the company or its commitment to member communication.
Members deserve clarity about how this occurred, what steps will be taken to restore access to records, and how similar failures will be prevented going forward.
