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Buellton planners review revised San Ynez Valley Children’s Museum proposal focused on outdoor STEAM campus
Summary
The Buellton Planning Commission gave preliminary feedback to applicants for the San Ynez Valley Children’s Museum, who described a largely outdoor, STEAM‑focused discovery campus on the Willingham property; commissioners asked about code compliance for existing structures, environmental review, lease coordination, and program scheduling.
The Buellton Planning Commission received a preliminary review Tuesday of the San Ynez Valley Children’s Museum, a revised proposal that frames the project as an outdoor discovery campus focused on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) and regional environmental education.
Jillian Knight, operations consultant and museum board member, told commissioners the team reworked the concept to serve schools during weekday appointment hours and the public Thursday through Sunday, and to pursue targeted grants and sponsorships so the museum “reduces the financial burden on the city.”
Architect Michael Holliday walked the commission through site and exhibit plans for the Willingham property at 202 Dairyland Road, describing zones for water and earth science, simple machines, sustainability and ecology, air‑quality monitoring, a paleo/paleontology dig, nature art, human‑powered tech, a garden/irrigation…
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