ABOUT £200,000 would be enough to get Girvan Swimming Pool back up and running, Girvan Community Council was told.
In a report given to the June meeting of community councillors, Chartered Chemical Engineer Andrew Adie said that after surveying the building himself, he found the pool itself was in good condition and the major work needed was to the roof and th
e filtration system.
However Mr Adie argued that refurbishment work should have been carried out 10 years before and somebody should be held accountable.
But he also commented that the £900,000 figure given by South Ayrshire Council was "unbelievable" and claimed there was little wrong with the fabric of the building -apart from the roof , which could be put right for £100,000.
Mr Adie argued that there was no need to renovate the whole pool all at once with the two important aspects being the roof and the major problem of filtration.
Girvan Community Council chairman Alec Clark asked whether it would be feasible to say that £200,000 could get the pool back up and running, to which Mr Adie replied that a "short-term expenditure of £200,000 could certainly open a door On the other hand, understanding that additional money would also have to be spent."
Mr Clark went on to say: "Girvan definitely needed a short-term commitment from South Ayrshire Council to do something here because this town really needs it and the community council would like representation from all organistations so they can take some direct confrontational action to the council."
