The future of Cedarbrook Nursing Home remains in limbo.

At the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners May 13 meeting, the board refused to move forward with a study to analyze ways to renovate the nursing home.

The board instead agreed it would abstain from taking any action on the nursing home while a committee known as the Cedarbrook Advisory Team is determining its future.

Rick Molchany, director of general services for the county, requested the board provide funding for proposals on engineering and architectural design studies for the D wing.

He told the board the studies are a priority.

"It [the study] probably should have been in the capital plan last year," Molchany said.

Some commissioners took issue with Molchany's request.

"I feel like this could be jumping the gun," Commissioner Tom Creighton said.

The final recommendation from the advisory team is due by June 30.

Commissioner Geoff Brace was the only member of the board who supported Molchany's request.

Brace said proposals for the study would not be received until the advisory team submitted the final report.