Carbon County officials are eyeing a property that may work for additional office space.

On Thursday, the commissioners voted to approve a proposal from Person Agency Inc. of Lehighton for the appraisal of a property on East Fourth Street in Jim Thorpe. The cost of the appraisal is estimated at $550.Commissioner Wayne Nothstein said the county is looking at the building, which is the former Dollar Store, because it needs additional office space.There are a number of county departments that are outgrowing their current offices, and the county has been looking to alleviate this problem since last March. Currently, space in the courthouse, courthouse annex and Susquehanna Street buildings is very limited.Nothstein said the county will wait to see what the appraisal and estimates to upgrade the 4,000-square-foot building will cost to see if the board will move forward on making an offer.Commissioner Thomas J. Gerhard said the commissioners toured the building and think it has a lot of potential.In other matters, the county acted on the following items:• Approved a contract for LP gas delivery and equipment service to Button Oil and Propane of Mountaintop at a cost of 32.5 cents over published price for transport truck delivery, 71.5 cents over published price for truck wagon delivery and $90 per hour labor cost.• Approved an addendum to an agreement with Diane Matthew-Gehringer for professional services related to the operation of the Carbon County Farmland Preservation Program for the 2014 year. The amendment is for compensation and includes an additional $1,111 for services provided during the original term of the contract.• Approved an agreement with Diane Matthew-Gehringer for professional services related to the operation of the Carbon County Farmland Preservation Program for the 2015 year. Services will be provided at a rate of $25 per hour, not to exceed $9,600 plus mileage and tolls.