As we go to press, a meeting was being organised to discuss the Largs Common Good Fund in light of recently reported threats to its future.
It now appears that the fund is facing a fight for its very survival. NAC is seeking to start charging maintenance and repair costs for Douglas Park to the fund which could see the fund gone completely in as few as eight or nine years, a councillor fears.
Cllr Alan Hill, who has called the meeting, said: "There are a number of relevant issues here including responsibility for the maintenance and repair of assets which were in fact not built by the Common Good Fund at all, like the shelter, tennis courts and bowling green in Douglas Park.
"The local authority built and paid for these assets and has maintained them. They maintain tennis courts and bowling greens in other parts but would appear to be seeking to take advantage of the nature of the land ownership here to recharge these costs to the Common Good Fund."
The NAC Director of Finance recently floated the idea of charging all the maintenance and repair costs associated with Douglas Park to the fund. 
Cllr. Hill said: "We will need to have discussions with the groups directly affected by these proposals namely Largs Tennis Club, the Organic Growers, Douglas Park Bowling Club, Douglas Park Nursery and all of those who use and stay close to the park itself."
Indepedent councillor Ian Murdoch said: "I have asked questions in relation to the Common Good Fund immediately after the October meeting of Largs Community Council.
"I totally agree with Cllr Hill that the Common Good should not have to pay for the maintenance of the park. NAC and its predecessors have maintained the park which was built by the council, not the common good, since these facilities were created. 
I have raised a similar issue with the council solicitor over the demolition of the Douglas Park shelter. I believe that the land which the facilities are built on are a common good asset - the tennis courts, bowling and pavilion were built and maintained by the council and therefore in my opinion are not common good assets.
"I now intend to investigate all issues relating to this subject and look forward to discussing it at the meeting."
Councillor Tom Marshall said: "The maintenance costs for Douglas Park have been given as £35,000 a year, and I have suggested to NAC that they go and examine them, and see if they can reduce the bill. There are three possible options that I see. A lot of the money is spent on the bowling green, which is attended to twice per week, so we need to look if any reductions can be made there, secondly it could be put it to private tender, or could they consider selling off some of the park for possible housing?"
Councillor Alex Gallagher, chair of Economy at NAC recently warned that the council now faces £80m of cuts with more to come, and vital services, including services for the young and for the elderly in the North Coast, face decimation.