While closures of Butler County senior centers may not be on the table, four sites may be open fewer days.

Beth Herold, county Area Agency on Aging administrator, is proposing that the Chicora, Evans City, Mars and Slippery Rock centers be open three days a week instead of five.

According to Herold, the seniors using those sites would select which three days of the week they would be open.

The Butler and Cranberry Township centers would remain open five days a week.

The Mount Chestnut, Winfield Township and West Sunbury sites would stay open two days a week.

However, the county only would provide meals at West Sunbury while West Sunbury Presbyterian Church would operate the center.

For the Zelienople center, the county would work with the Passavant Community Senior Living Community to operate that center.

Herold said in an interview the changes would save enough money to continue operating the 10 centers while providing more activities.

“We're trying to save money, so we can enhance services,” Herold said.

She estimated saving would be roughly $80,000 annually by making the changes.

Herold on Tuesday made the recommendation to the agency advisory board, which is set to decide next month whether to support the recommendation, after assessing respective site attendance and speaking with those using the centers.

If the advisory board approves Herold's recommendation, it will be presented to the county commissioners for consideration.

The recommendation is the culmination of efforts by the agency to maximize services to seniors in the face of decreasing attendance.