South Ayrshire Council leader Martin Dowey has laid out the plans for the future of the Citadel if councillors vote to scrap the proposed town centre leisure centre.The Conservatives vowed to shelf the new leisure centre at the Arran Mall and Hourstons and concentrate on refurbishing the Citadel.Councillor Dowey doubled down on that approach after being asked whether recent information about the 'serious operational risks and environmental problems' at the Citadel would make refurbishment justifiable.But he admitted that, if necessary, the work may not entail a 'top to bottom' refurbishment.
Instead they may look at targeted refurbishment.Labour group leader Brian McGinley, who as depute leader of the previous administration, had pushed for the new build, asked: "Given the recently provided information about the serious operational risks and environmental problems associated with refurbishing the current Citadel, does the administration consider that retrofitting would still be a justifiable best value option should the Ayr Leisure Centre not go ahead?"In his written response, the council leader said: "If a decision is taken not to proceed with the Ayr leisure centre project, but instead invest in the refurbishment of the Citadel, then works could be progressed in a number of ways."One option would be to carry out a top to bottom refurbishment to bring it up to modern standards."This work was estimated at £22.7m in June 2020 (it would include strip out/down-takings, fabric repairs/upgrade of roof/facades, renewal of mechanical and electrical plant, renewal of specialist floors, windows, doors, decoration and replacement of fixtures and fittings)."If the funds made available for refurbishment do not allow a full refit,
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