South Ayrshire Council chief Martin Dowey has laid out the plans for the way forward for the Citadel if councillors vote to scrap the proposed city centre leisure centre.
The Conservatives vowed to shelf the brand new leisure centre on the Arran Mall and Hourstons and focus on refurbishing the Citadel.
Councillor Dowey doubled down on that method after being requested whether or not latest details about the 'critical operational dangers and environmental issues' on the Citadel would make refurbishment justifiable.
However he admitted that, if essential, the work could not entail a 'prime to backside' refurbishment. As an alternative they could have a look at focused refurbishment.
Labour group chief Brian McGinley, who as depute chief of the earlier administration, had pushed for the brand new construct, requested: "Given the just lately offered details about the intense operational dangers and environmental issues related to refurbishing the present Citadel, does the administration contemplate that retrofitting would nonetheless be a justifiable greatest worth choice ought to the Ayr Leisure Centre not go forward?"
In his written response, the council chief stated: "If a call is taken to not proceed with the Ayr leisure centre undertaking, however as a substitute put money into the refurbishment of the Citadel, then works could possibly be progressed in a variety of methods.
"One choice can be to hold out a prime to backside refurbishment to carry it as much as fashionable requirements.
"This work was estimated at £22.7m in June 2020 (it will embrace strip out/down-takings, material repairs/improve of roof/facades, renewal of mechanical and electrical plant, renewal of specialist flooring, home windows, doorways, ornament and alternative of fixtures and fittings).
"If the funds made obtainable for refurbishment don't permit a full refit, then an alternative choice can be to take a focused method and prioritise these works that handle any urgent points with the material of the constructing, while on the similar time serving to the council obtain web zero carbon.
"This is able to be one approach to maximise the impression of the restricted funds obtainable and reveal greatest worth.
"The focused method may be undertaken by a rolling programme of works the place areas of the constructing are closed off and refurbished earlier than transferring on to the subsequent.
"This could possibly be carried out in a manner that minimises disruption to customers by retaining entry to sure elements of the constructing at sure instances."
Cllr McGinley responded: "This is able to clearly be a tough activity to undertake and expensive.
"Are you satisfied that the work you describe right here is in step with greatest worth rules?
"We've carbon insurance policies, we have now operational points when it comes to staffing preparations which might be extraordinarily problematic over an in depth time period. Having regarded on the potentialities, do you assume that's nonetheless a viable choice?
Cllr Dowey replied: "No determination has been made. In the intervening time the price of the inflation pressures are going by means of the roof, as . The carbon situation, that's for brand new buildings. Our most popular choice can be for us to deal with that whereas we're at. However no determination been made but. That may come again to all members for a vote."
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