The future of the new £52m Ayr Leisure Centre will be decided next week.
Council leader Martin Dowey, had made the scrapping of the town centre facility, which is £7m overbudget, and refurbishment of the Citadel, one of the central pledges ahead of the local elections held in May.
However, rather than simply seek approval to shelf the development, councillors will be given three options when the full council meets on Thursday, October 13.
