“We do not want to close. We want to keep this open for the kids,” said Deborah Ugalde, the Exploration Discovery Center’s Creative Director.

Months after the Exploration Discovery Center’s four-year anniversary, Ugalde said they had record-setting lows for attendance.

“We do have some very nice donors that give us money from time to time and keep us going, but we were hit really hard this year in September and October with, not enough people walking in the door,” Ugalde said. “Basically, it's between memberships and the people that walk in the door on a daily basis that keep us alive.”

Megan Delay lives in Grover Beach and reached out to KSBY earlier this week, concerned about the discovery center’s future. I spoke with her Friday about what losing this space could mean for her and her

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