THE $1.2 million Albury Netball Association pavilion redevelopment at JC King Park is in danger of being further delayed.
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Albury Council has rejected a tweak to the funding formula in an approach to council by the association in the lead-up to the 2016-17 budget being adopted on Tuesday.
The association proposed to increase by $100,000 its cash contribution to $400,000 plus take out a $100,000 interest free loan, but drop a $100,000 in-kind component.
The council remains the biggest source of funds for the project, but a $700,000 commitment is contingent on $200,000 being sourced from the NSW Government.
The project missed out in the most recent NSW ClubGrants with the Corowa pool upgrade winning $1 million.
Albury mayor Henk van de Ven said council remained committed, but wanted some assistance from the state government.
"Whether it happens this year or the following year is the issue for us," he said.
"We missed out on one round of funding from the NSW Government, which isn't unusual, so we will have another crack and see how that goes."
The plans are also still at concept stage with preparations for a final design to include a geotechnical assessment to confirm the final cost.
The JC King Park complex was built in the 1960s on land previously used as a tip with a new pavilion on the agenda for a decade.
Albury MLA Greg Aplin said the JC King Park upgrade didn't make the final cut for the last round of NSW Club Grants.
"It was not a formal application," he said.
"I know it is a project they would like to consider, but in terms of an application it is not one which has come across my desk.
"It simply didn't get to that stage."
The council's $9.5 million Lavington Oval upgrade was in the final mix for funding, but missed out.
ANA president Linda Barclay said her organisation reluctantly accepted the present situation.
"We look forward to working with the council and understand that to get to shovel-ready there will need to be additional funding secured," she said.
"The building has some issues that need to be resolved."
The adopted budget includes a $52 million capital works program which includes more than 2600 expenditure items.