Earlen Haven, a longtime licensed U.S. Equestrian Federation judge who runs Country Haven farm in South Jersey, is rallying the troops to push for approval of a measure that would eliminate the sales tax on horse boarding.
She asks that at noon on Monday Jan. 6, supporters attend a meeting in Trenton of the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. It will be held on the first floor of the State House Annex in Committee Room Four.
A caravan will leave Saddlebrook Ridge, 10 Saddlebrook Rd, Shamong at 9:45 a.m. that day. For more information, phone Gail Pratt at (609) 304-6636. EarIen also is planning on going and can take seven people, but call her first. Her address is Country Haven, 290 E. Lake Road, Pilesgrove. Her phone is (856) 769-1916.
She advises that those who cannot go should call or email Assemblyman Ronald Dancer, a horseman who has backed “No Sales Tax on Boarding”. His phone is (609) 758-0205; his email is AsmDancer@njleg.org. Also contact your own legislator, she stated, but emphasizes that should be done Jan. 2 or Jan. 3 for best results.