A public hearing has been set to inform citizens of a potential economic development grant that could bring a number of industrial jobs to Washington.

The public hearing will be held at the Washington City Hall, in the City Council chambers, on Thursday, September 10, at 5 p.m.

The City of Washington is applying to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for grant of up to $500,000 to help build a factory building to lease to a company considering relocation to Washington.

"This particular company builds commercial building systems," said David Jenkins, "but we're not quite ready to identify the company. Plus we have two other industrial prospects that are interested in relocating here. The City of Washington and the Payroll Development Authority are working constantly to attract jobs here."

The new building would be located off Lexington Avenue near the Pliant Corporation warehouse across from the Wilkes County Stockyard, Jenkins said.

An official notice of the public hearing is published elsewhere in this issue.