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Canterbury Select Board tells camp president to file late exemption, discusses lien and building safety
Summary
At a Select Board meeting, Nathan Davis, president of a small religious camp, asked for time to resolve a surprise tax bill and lien; board members urged him to contact the town assessor, file a 2025 religious-exemption form and arrange building inspections, and discussed options including abatement, payment plan or town-held lien.
Nathan Davis, the president of a small religious camp that owns land in Canterbury, appealed to the Select Board for time and help after discovering the property had lost tax-exempt status and a lien had been filed.
Davis told the Select Board that “When we got the tax bill, I was totally just I didn't know. I thought we were a nonprofit,” and said he had been trying to rebuild the camp’s volunteer and financial base after multiple board members died and attendance fell during the pandemic.
The request prompted the board to lay out next steps rather than take immediate action. Select Board members instructed Davis to call Mandy Irvin, the town assessor, and to file the 2025…
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