Due to the continued efforts by the Page Parks and Rec advisory board and the Page Public Works Department, Golliard Park will be the first of Page’s many parks to receive an extensive makeover this year.
Last Wednesday, Page City Council approved a bid award of roughly $115,000 to replace playground equipment at the park, install new access points and create a 3,000-square-foot play area complete with fall pads and safety equipment. The bid will be executed through the Cooperative Purchasing Network, and Landscape Structures, Inc will conduct the installation and surfacing.
The new structures will include swings and play equipment appropriate for children ages 2 to 12. Golliard Park, which is located next door to the Page Municipal Airport, is a favorite among Page locals
Council and city staff approved $150,000 of funding to go toward the equipment for current fiscal year. City officials concurred the monies should be centralized on one park to show tangible improvements to Page citizens and keep momentum moving in an otherwise robust and ambitious Page parks master plan. The plan, which was finished last year after more than a year of work, lays out an objective that could span 15 years and aims to revamp every park in Page city limits.

“We need to make a statement — we need to show the public that we’re serious about making improvements to our parks. This is a good place to start,” said councilman Dennis “Dugan” Warner.
Council asked Page Public Works Manager Cliff Linker if there was any intention to put the approximately $35,000 of the remaining budgeted monies back into Golliard Park. Warner said he was especially interested in using the funds to fix up or remake the dog park, which currently resides near the back of Golliard.
Linker responded it was an option, noting the dog park has been a continuing maintenance “nightmare” for public works employees due to it’s location on top of a natural ground water. The fencing used to enclose the dog park, Linker added, is also low-grade due to the fact it was installed by a volunteer group in the mid 2000s. Still lauding the efforts of that group, he said it was simply time to replace the fencing to make the area less of a chronic maintenance issue.
Warner and Councilman Levi Tappan concurred it was a heavily-used and important area of the parks system and it deserved attention. Warner concluded the discussion by asking the parks and rec board to assess ways to use the remaining money at Golliard.
City Manager Crystal Dyches and Community Development Director Kim Johnson also led conversation on near future upgrades at more parks through Community Development Block Grant monies that will be secured next fiscal year, beginning July 1.
Those planned improvements include all new restrooms at Golliard Park, and varying upgrades at the Sports Annex and Children’s parks.