“The Mountain Brook experience is unique… and it is special…. and it is worth preserving. I know it as well as anyone and I will do the work, the hard work, to grow our tax base, to support our schools, to improve our recreational and athletic facilities; to keep our community safe and to maintain our financial strength so that all of our children have the opportunity to provide the same wonderful and phenomenal Mountain Brook experience for their children.”
My Platform
Preserve Our Quality of Life
The support of our schools to remain the top priority….always and forever!
Ensure that our Police and Fire departments have the resources and training they need to keep Mountain Brook safe
Continue to invest in recreational areas, walkability infrastructure and athletic facilities
Expand Our Revenue Base
Promote smart development at Brookwood Village, Office Park and other commercial nodes
Advocate for a fairer Simplified Seller’s Use Tax that would benefit Mountain Brook
Support the Chamber of Commerce and its programs that increase sales for our local businesses
Maintain Our Long-Term Financial Stability
Ensure that our limited resources are used efficiently and effectively
Address the unfunded pension liability in order for our balance sheet to remain strong
Utilize debt/reserves strategically when unique opportunities arise to improve the community and/or promote smart growth
Meet Joe
Joe has been a business and civic leader for over twenty-five years. Joe is the President and largest shareholder of Colliers | Alabama, a leading commercial real estate brokerage and property management company. Colliers | Alabama has over 60 teammates, manages over 10 million square feet of commercial space valued over $1 billion, and has been ranked as the largest firm in its industry in 5 of the last 6 years by the Birmingham Business Journal.
Joe is a 2008 graduate of Leadership UAB, a 2010 award winner of the Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40, and a 2011 graduate of Leadership Birmingham. Joe is a former Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional.
Joe is the current board President of City Action Partnership, the Downtown Birmingham business improvement district, and has served on its board for over 20 years. Joe is the former board chairman of Oasis Counseling for Women and Children and currently serves on its advisory council. He served on the board of directors for the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, is a 20-year member of the Monday Morning Quarterback Club, served as a Children’s Liturgy of the Word leader at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, and has coached football and basketball teams for Mountain Brook Athletics.
Joe is married to Julie (Feagin) Sandner and has three wonderful children — Elizabeth, a MBHS graduate and sophomore at Auburn, Frances, an 11th grader at MBHS, and Joseph, a 9th grader at MBJH.
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If you are interested in connecting with Joe or supporting him in some other way, please feel free to email Joe at voteforjoe4@joe4mb.com. We can’t wait to hear from you!