BUTLER TWP — Butler County will not sell the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

County Commissioner Dale Pinkerton, board chairman, said at today's Sunnyview board meeting the nursing home's shrinking deficit makes a sale unnecessary.

"We are continuing to run Sunnyview at this time," Pinkerton said.

The commissioners were considering selling Sunnyview citing its financial drain to the county.

While the county will not bring in a management company to operate the facility, there will be an administration change.

Dr. William DiCuccio resigned as Sunnyview's executive director to concentrate his time on building a school in Villa Hermosa, Dominican Republic, as part of a mission he founded.

Pinkerton said DiCuccio won't be replaced as executive director so Sunnyview administrator Sue Murray will report to the commissioners' office.

DiCuccio remains Sunnyview's medical director.

The county projects Sunnyview to have a roughly $500,000 net deficit for 2009. County officials are waiting for the completion of an internal audit for the final number.