However, it sounds like the church simply ignored the bill rather than contesting it. I imagine it happened out of confusion rather than as a protest against the assessment.
The church needed to fight the assessment or pay it. They can't just ignore it.
This mess makes for sensational headlines, especially since it New London, however this really seems more of a way for the city to force the church to address this issue.
The church isn't going to get sold to pay this tiny sum unless they continue to ignore their responsibility to address the issue. It doesn't sound like that's the case.
However, they may have to pay that tax assessment and the accompanying fines and fees immediately since they neglected to address this, and then fight the issue of the future status in court.
BUMP!