Independent Albemarle County supervisor candidate Diantha McKeel announced Monday the formation of a "Common Ground Council" to address county issues. The eight-member committee is a group of nonpartisan community experts dedicated to making Albemarle the best place in America to live. The council consists of people associated with Charlottesville and the University of Virginia, including law professor Jonathan Cannon, civil engineering professor emeritus Nicholas Garber and pediatric cardiologist Dr. G. Paul Matherne.