Fluvanna and Louisa both retain leadership slate for 2025

Under Virginia law, boards of supervisors are required each year to select leaders to run meetings and provide other duties. Last week, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors opted to retain Jim Andrews as chair and Diantha McKeel as vice chair for a second year.

There were also leadership selections last week in other localities in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission.

On January 7, the seven Supervisors in Louisa County voted in Duane Adams to be their chair. This is the third year in a row for the Mineral District representative. They did so in an organizational meeting held before they went into a closed session. As with last year, Tommy Barlow of the Mountain Road District was named as vice chair.

Adams was first elected in 2017 with 55.5 percent of the 1,692 votes cast. He had no opposition in 2021.

Adams’ latest four-year term ends on December 31, as do the terms of Mountain Road District Supervisor Tommy Barlow, Green Springs District Supervisor Rachel Jones, and Patrick Henry District Supervisor Fitzgerald Barnes.

For the second year in a row, the five members of the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors selected Cunningham District Supervisor Christoper Fairchild to serve as chair. However, Rivanna District Supervisor Tony O’Brien was nominated as vice chair, replacing Mike Sheridan of the Columbia District.

All three of those seats expire at the end of the year and are up for election and candidates have not yet announced their plans for the year. If he decides to run, Fairchild will be seeking a second term. O’Brien was first elected in 2013, a year in which he had opposition. The Rivanna District seat was also contested in 2017, but O’Brien was unopposed in 2021.

Sheridan was also first elected in 2013 in a contested race, but was unopposed in both 2017 and 2021.

Before you go: This article was originally sent out as part of the Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter in the January 14, 2025 edition. Both are functions of Town Crier Productions. You can support the work by purchasing a paid subscription or contributing monthly through Patreon. You can also send in a check or send an email, but drop me a line first.