So, does the Town of Gilford allow the Governor's Island tennis court property to be exempt from the property tax for some reason like 'in current use' or because it is a community recreation facility, or something? After all, isn't the Castle in the Clouds, over in Moultonborough, applying to be property tax exempt, so if it's good for the Castle then it should be good for the tennis courts, too!
This makes good local property tax policy?
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Compared to golf, sailing, or skiing; tennis is the cheapest sport around! Walk into Wal-Mart with a twenty dollar bill, and you can walk out fully equipped for tennis; twenty dollars will buy you a decent tennis racquet and six tennis balls, good enough to get you started in tennis, and most everyone already has sneakers and a hat.
Local tennis courts, totally free-to-use, are all over the area at municipal tennis courts in Ashland, Center Harbor, Meredith, Moultonborough, and Gilford. Only Waterville Valley has no free tennis, and that's because they have 18 red clay courts at the
www.wvtennis.com which cost money to use and besides, clay tennis courts require a lot of daily court maintenance like they need to be watered and brushed out, just like a horse. Most likely, the Governor's Island tennis courts are not open to the public and are probably a private club. So, does the Governor's Island tennis court property pay regular property taxes because if they do then that would be a lot of money considering that waterfront location?
But who knows, anything is possible when it comes to being property tax exempt; just look at The Castle or the closed-up Camp Monotomy?