Testimonials
"Of all of the comprehensive
model codes APA reviewed, this is one of the best."
- American Planning Association /
EPA Model Smart Growth Ordinances Project (2005), referring to the
TGM Program's Model Code for Small Cities, authored by Siegel.
"By providing officials with
an effective toolbox, you have advanced Oregon's mission of enhancing
livability, fostering integrated land use and transportation planning,
and promoting development that results in compact, pedestrian-,
bicycle-, and transit-friendly communities."
American Society of Consulting Planners, Smart Growth-Sustainable
Planning Award, 2000.
Corvallis
"I've had the pleasure of working
with Scot Siegel since 1996 on various projects. Some of my interactions
with him involved his acting as Project Manager for private interest
development projects. Most recently, I hired Scot to assist our
Planning Division during a time of staff shortages and a heavy workload.
Scot's assistance has been from three standpoints: 1) managing the
development review process for some projects on behalf of the City;
2) mentoring two of our newly hired planners and assisting them
with current planning projects that they were assigned; and 3) performing
quality assurance and quality control by performing some current
planning product and process review functions for me. In all capacities,
Scot provided outstanding quality work which I could depend on.
He is professional and friendly, and his attention to detail and
knowledge of all aspects of development projects allows him to be
very thorough in his work and solution-minded. I feel that I can
always count on his assistance to be first rate and highly recommend
his assistance."
Kelly Schlesener, Planning Manager
City of Corvallis
"I've very much enjoyed working
with Scot Siegel on Code development work, as he has a large amount
of experience and has completed Code development work for both the
State and other jurisdictions. We hired Scot as part of a two-person
team that assisted the City of Corvallis in a public process to
develop the first mixed use districts for our community. He was
quick to grasp the goals of the project, and was able to perform
very thorough research and distill his findings into drafts of Code
language for us to use. His work was excellent and he was always
professional and friendly and a good problem-solver. I highly recommend
his assistance for Code development projects."
Kelly Schlesener, Planning Manager
City of Corvallis
Creswell
“On behalf of the citizens of
Creswell, we would like to sincerely thank you for your assistance
and effort on the Smart Development Code project… We think
this is just the right project to steer us in the right direction
towards making changes to our Comprehensive Plan and Development
Code that are good for Creswell.”
Mark Shrives
Creswell City Administrator
John Day
“I met Scot Siegel … when
he came to John Day and met with our citizens’ advisory committee
and city staff… He led the advisory committee meetings, prepared
agendas, and facilitated all meetings and public hearings from our
development code update. These efforts resulted in a unified development
code document for the City of John Day based on the code audit,
John Day’s Transportation System Plan, the recently completed
Downtown Plan, and current state law. On October 25, 2005, the John
Day City Council adopted the new development code.
During this time, Mr. Siegel was an
effective communicator. In a small city where we have not had a
code update in over twenty years, there were a lot of questions
and concerns. Mr. Siegel facilitated the meetings and public hearings
and was prepared to answer all questions politely and to the level
of understanding of the public that were in attendance. All products
were delivered in a timely, responsible, and professional manner.
I would recommend his services without reservation.”
Peggy Gray
John Day City Manager
Medford
"Scot is highly knowledgeable
about standards and their practical results. Scot will be considered
for future consulting work with the Medford Planning Department."
Robert O. Scott, AICP, Planning Director
City of Medford
Tempe
"Whenever I called you with a
concern or question, you were always accessible to help us through
it and provided many solutions to our local issues. Your skills
and credibility were a major reason that we achieved consensus on
many of the issues that arose. I sometimes wondered how you kept
your composure during some of the public meetings but you always
did."
Fred Brittingham, AICP, Former Planning
Director, City of Tempe, AZ
