In an effort to reduce the sounds of dogs barking and a nearby air horn activating, City of Washougal employees have installed an acoustic screen around part of the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society dog shelter.
The cost of the Acoustifence screen, $3,500 plus delivery and tax, was paid from the city’s animal control budget for building maintenance and the building capital facilities fund, according to City Administrator David Scott.
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