Penobscot County is spending $100K to hold property for new jail

Penobscot County is spending $100K to hold property for new jail

Penobscot County will pay a total of $100,000 to reserve land on which it hopes to build a new jail. The county commissioners are making non-refundable payments for 30 acres at the Ammo Industrial Park in Hampden, where they plan to build a new jail — as long as voters approve it. The first payment of $20,000 was made May 6, when the county executed the option agreement contract, real estate agent David Hughes said. Details about the contract fo…