[As stated previously, the Flyer’s cover story this week takes an early look at the consolidation process and players. To read it, click here.]
Tom Guleff and Ron Williams say they fell in love on Facebook.
That’s a joke, but Guleff, a Republican who lives in Midtown, and Williams, a Democrat who lives in unincorporated Shelby County, became friends through the social media site.
That friendship became the basis of their anti-consolidation group, Save Shelby County.
“We could not have done this 15 years ago,” Guleff says. “There’s no way he and I could have linked up.”
The group formed as a “counter weight” to Rebuild Government.
“It goes back to the listening tours,” Williams says. “I could never get a straight answer about why are you doing this? How is it going to save me money? What are the advantages?”
