Duncan launches Supervisor campaign at Albemarle County office building

There are just under four months until the Democratic primary for elected office in Virginia, and one of the two candidates seeking the nomination for the Jack Jouett seat on the Board of Supervisors have a speech this morning.

“I love living here, but Albemarle County should be more accessible to everyone,” said Sally Duncan to a crowd of two reporters and the person she hopes to replace.

Duncan’s announcement is perhaps the first to take place during a lockdown when community members have been told to shelter in place. She devoted much of her quick speech to housing.

“It’s too expensive,” Duncan said. “I know how unaffordable housing affects people because I have been a renter for the entire ten years that I have been in Albemarle.”

Duncan said a landlord has told her that there is no upper limit for how much rent could be. She said her family had to find new housing unexpectedly in 2022 and scrambled to stay in Albemarle County schools. She called for more housing to be built near schools to allow people to walk to them.

Duncan also said Albemarle needs more parks in the urban areas, parks with active amenities like athletic courts and splash pads.

“A successful Albemarle for all is an Albemarle where we all invest in housing, where we all invest in public transit, and where we all fully invest in our schools and our parks,” Duncan said.

Duncan’s website is now up. As of now, she has one opponent for the Democratic Primary in Dave Shreve who announced his candidacy to members of the Albemarle Democrats earlier this month.

Party primaries in Virginia are on June 17 this year.

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