Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada suggested a possible initiative for local affordable housing is "creating cooperatives, where tenants can buy into the building," according to WTOP News. The County Board sees affordable housing as a priority for 2006. Arlington is "a place where you can walk to the Metro, shopping, or most anything else. But finding a place to live in Arlington is becoming more difficult and expensive. ... [The County] has 5,000 units that are considered affordable housing, but more than 9,000 have disappeared over the past five years."
Separately, Tejada was reappointed to several regional committees and bodies, according to Arlington County's Organizational Meeting on Regional Appointments. These included:
- Human Services Policy Committee, Council of Governments
- Public Safety Policy Committee, Council of Governments
- Northern Virginia Regional Commission
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