Wouldn’t government be massively better if public officials would listen? If they would reflect about the actions they have taken and the effects of those actions? If they would acknowledge when constituents are against something they have done? If they would take action to correct a mistake?

That is essentially what State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) has done.

Gudger sponsored SB322, enabling annexation of a large area into the City of Cullman. Yet the area annexed was miles from Cullman. That’s unusual.

Interestingly, the annexed area included a proposed development, and that development was the reason for the proposed annexation.

Gudger pushed the bill through to passage at a time when both representatives in the State House for Cullman County had resigned. Gudger was essentially

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