Jackson County, whose courthouse is pictured here, wants a ranking of "economically depressed" to gain access to low-interest loans. (photo courtesy wikimedia commons)
Jackson County officials say the listing would give them access to federal low-interest bond money.
The bond money could be used by an electronics company planning to build a facility and hire up to 400 people.
It’s up to the state Department of Community Affairs to reallocate Georgia’s more than $500 million dollars of federal recovery money for local governments that did NOT get bonds last year.
