North Yorkshire Council remain in talks with contractors Wilmott Dixon about major repairs to the football pitch at Scarborough Sports Village.
The local authority have pledged to fund the work if necessary with a £3.2 million backstop offered.
Because of this, Scarborough Athletic FC will spend the coming season ground-sharing at Bridlington Town.
At a recent council meeting, local councillor Rich Maw asked a series of technical questions about the pitch repairs:
"What specific risk assessments have been conducted to ensure the partial excavation approach is safer? How does this hybrid approach ensure long-term stability and performance of the pitch compared to the standalone alternatives? Were independent technical assessments conducted to support this hybrid design and what were their key conclusions?
Are there any planned monitoring systems or contingency plans if ground instability continues after the recommended works? And finally, does the preferred option allow for future a adaptability of phased upgrades? Should conditions worsen or additional funding become available?"
Jo Ireland, Head of Culture and Arts at the council, then made the following statement:
"Key issues here around the ground remediation, which is obviously the instability of the ground. That's a complex position. Then the drainage, which is significant contributory factor linked with the instability. Then of course there's the issue in terms of the resurfacing of the pitch.
It's not about, a patch on top. It is about solving the underlying issues, which relate to a complex interrelationship of factors to do with the ground, the construction of the ground instability, and the drainage that civils work will be done. It will be done properly, and then the pitch will be relayed on top of that."
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