As previously noted, the Con Man relies on the gullibility and ignorance of an audience so beguiled by his emphatic style that they suspend critical thinking and follow his lead, aka drink his Kool-Aid.
For new readers: this Con Man has held the Windermere Oaks Water Supply Corporation hostage to a non-stop, unhinged false-light narrative of unreality for at least the decade I’ve lived here . It’s truly something to behold and I tip my hat to him — not only for his energy and dedication, but for offering a vivid glimpse into sustained delusion. It’s a living field study on the Art of the Con!
I’ve shared plenty of examples before, but I recently ran across another gem that illustrates the con.
Back in April 2025, the neighborhood Con Man posted on NextDoor that:
“Let’s rewind to June 2022: [Jim] Madigan cut a deal with then-president Joe Gimenez to ask the PUC to amend our CCN [service area], attempting to give his development access to our already overburdened water system.”
Okay, so, none of that unfolded as he claims.
In June 2022, the WOWSC Board of Directors approved of the company entering into a Non-Standard Service Agreement with Madigan. This contract states the applicant must cover all development costs required for the WOWSC to extend service outside the existing service area. Madigan would pay, as needed, for piping, engineering study, legal issues, CCN application, pumps — everything. Watch the video the Con Man has posted on his own site, here, if you are skeptical.
So fact check number one: the Con Man is wrong.
Madigan did not “cut a deal” with me personally, or the WOWSC, at least not anything out of the ordinary for a situation previously contemplated. He submitted a formal application to the water company. If needed, that might inlcude expansion of the CCN. If so, Madigan would pay for that as well.
Now notice the Con Man’s phrasing: “cut a deal.” That language is intentional. It’s meant to inflame the outrage. To keep his con alive, he has to continuously inject drama and conspiracy into every conversation. There’s zero proof of secret deals being cut left and right, just his ongoing stream of speculative fiction, frequently enflamed by his Con Spouse, no less. Stay tuned for a future post on that one!
Another correction to his claim, WOWSC did not need to apply to the Public Utility Commission to amend its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN). The proposed service area was less than 1/4-mile beyond the existing CCN boundary. Technically no CCN amendment was required. In June 2022, the moment he references, the topic was just the service agreement.
Now for the kicker. He writes:
“And yet…the CCN application wasn’t even filed with the PUC until November 2023 — a full year and a half later (Why the wait?)”
Well, I was no longer on the Board at that point. The Membership had elected Jeff Walker to replace me in April 2023, a development I am now sincerely grateful for. (Rene Ffrench also defeated former Secretary-Treasurer Mike Nelson.)
By November 2023, the month cited by the ConMan as the date of filing for the CCN, the Board consisted of Rich Schaefer (President), Jeff Walker (Vice President), Rene Ffrench (Secretary-Treasurer), Dorothy Taylor and Jeff Anderson. I had zero involvement with that submission.
And yes, the Con Man’s question, “Why the wait?,”is a fair one. Unfortunately, by late 2023 the Board had become mired in dysfunction folllowing Walker and Ffrench’s election. Transparency went out the window. Secretary-Treasurer Ffrench failed in maintaining basic governance principles with regard to developing minutes or complying with Public Information Act requests. Look at the records from the time. The Board would not even list “Approval of Minutes” on agendas — there were none to review or approve. Visit wowsc.org yourself.
It’s worth noting that Ffrench and the Con Man were longtime pals. They previously partnered on hangar ownership deals at the airport and even co-founded TOMA Integrity LLC, the shell company they used to sue WOWSC in 2018. Thus, you’ll find no Con Man criticism of Ffrench on NextDoor—not a whisper about his neglect. If I’m wrong on that, show me the receipts and I’ll happily set the record straight.
But I digress.
The Con Man’s narratives on NextDoor are a tangled mess of half-truths, finger-pointing, and false-light make-believe. Why anyone in Windermere Oaks still buys the con is beyond me. It like watching a cult in action. Enjoy the Kool-Aid.
There’s more.
in the NextDoor post the Con Man cult leader claims we were
“attempting to give his development access to our already overburdened water system.”
Two things you should know.
First, there was no “‘giving.” Madigan was contractually bound to pay for everything needed to extend service across the county road to his 4-house development. We informed members in a July 6 letter about that (and other matters). I have the letter, but good luck finding that communication on the current website, which was revised after the current 2025 Board took over. Showing such great maturity, the current Board has put all member communications prior to May 2023 down the Memory Hole. I have them in my records though. I anticipated their behavior.
The Con Man’s use of ‘giving’ plays well with his Kool-Aid Club. You’ll hear them use that very word in their public comments. It’s a manipulation of enflamement. It works with his crew.
Second, for the Con Man to suggest that our system was “overburdened” by a single home (with maybe three (3) more to come) is simply absurd, bonkers, bat-you-know-what crazy. And totally misleading. If that were truly the case, now or then, none of the ongoing residential development we see daily in Windermere Oaks would be happening. And yet it is.
My point again is simply that all the Con Man ever does is try to transport you to his alternate universe. He spins narrative engineered to short-circuit your doubt about a bunch of details he never presents in a complete factual way, if he is even able to. Once you’ve suspended disbelief, his con is complete.
Enjoy that Kool-Aid… if you must!
Nextdoor post April 2025
