Story by Rodger Nichols for Gorge Country Media
Washington State Parks are closing any programming at the Goldendale Observatory, after spending $5.9 million for a complete makeover just six years ago.
An email from Jill Sprance-Carr, East Columbia Gorge Area Manager for Washington State Parks framed it as “a pause,” and said the decision was due to a staffing shortage.
“We are working on a plan to reinitiate programs, ” she wrote, “but at this point we don’t know when that will be.”
She also noted that the Observatory campus but not the building, will still be open for self-guided tours from 6:30 am to dusk daily.
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