Brian DeMarco has lived in Vestavia Hills his entire 45 years of life, and he’s running for Place 3 on the City Council to make the city a place his children will want to stay, too.
DeMarco, a licensed attorney who has worked in corporate communications for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama for 23 years, said he loves Vestavia Hills and wants to make sure it continues to thrive, develop and grow in a positive fashion.
One of the things that made him start thinking about running for City Council was seeing the need for infrastructure improvements such as more sidewalks around the city.
Columbiana Road, in particular, has kids walking along it to and from school just feet off the road without sidewalks, he said. There once was a tunnel underneath the road for children to cross safely,