http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/citybeat/45704 &nbsp; This could get interesting...developers vs. the Thomas Machine? &nbsp; - Gretchen Wenner, staff writer &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This could get interesting...developers vs. the Thomas Machine? &nbsp; - Gretchen Wenner, staff writer &nbsp; &nbsp; en-us Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:29:22 PDT <p>The developers are still here trying to build??? They haven't noticed all the empty houses with weeds and dead lawns? They expect a quick return to the &quot;building boom&quot;?&nbsp; Whatever............</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/citybeat/45704/#c_408701 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/citybeat/45704/#c_408701 <p>The developers are still here trying to build??? They haven't noticed all the empty houses with weeds and dead lawns? They expect a quick return to the &quot;building boom&quot;?&nbsp; Whatever............</p> <p><span style="font-size: small">Funny, Thomas' cohorts on the City Council did their best to keep impact fees low for Roger McIntosh and&nbsp;the development&nbsp; builders until they got the word that the TRIP money was in jeopardy.&nbsp; Now we&nbsp;all will get to pay for&nbsp;the infrastructure, etc. deficit because they have been too low for many years.</span>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/citybeat/45704/#c_408873 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/citybeat/45704/#c_408873 <p><span style="font-size: small">Funny, Thomas' cohorts on the City Council did their best to keep impact fees low for Roger McIntosh and&nbsp;the development&nbsp; builders until they got the word that the TRIP money was in jeopardy.&nbsp; Now we&nbsp;all will get to pay for&nbsp;the infrastructure, etc. deficit because they have been too low for many years.</span>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>