Volunteers gather to help complete first phase of Ogden’s dog park
By JESSICA MILLER

OGDEN — The city is now one step closer to having a finished dog park along the Ogden River Parkway.
Seventy employees of the Wadman Corporation worked all day Friday to complete Phase 1 of the new dog park in Miles Goodyear Park, 2542 “A” Ave. The 2.5-acre park was fenced, sod was laid down and trees were planted.
“Our goal is to get the sprinkler system in, the lawn, fencing and to plant a few trees,” said Tyler Hollon, Wadman director of construction. “That gets them to where they are open to the community.”
The company also did preparation work on the nearby kayak park.
The company volunteers time twice a year to help a community organization as part of its leadership conference. They decided this year to help with the new dog park.
“As we looked around at different areas that needed help, we were fascinated by the trail and kayak park,” said Keith Buswell, vice president of business development. “This will be a great first step and a jumpstart to their project.”
Hollon said the twoday leadership conference culminates with the community project.
“It’s been everybody’s favorite part, to give back to the community that has given to us,” he said.
Superintendent Cody Martin said a day outside laying down sod was a nice change from a normal Friday afternoon for him.
“For me, it’s great,” he said. “I don’t have to tell anyone what to do, I can just be part of a team.”
Ogden paid for many of the supplies for the dog park through Weber County RAMP funding, while Wadman donated labor. Mountain States Fence, Montgomery Excavation, Envision Plumbing, and Hull Landscaping also donated labor or supplies to the project.
The dog park eventually will feature watering stations, pavilions, an agility course, and an area designated for small dogs. It’s expected to be open to the public in about six weeks.

Here is an article that was written by the Standard Examiner for the service project my company did on Friday, April, 16, 2010. It is so fun to take the time and do a service project for our community. Also nice to spend the time with co-workers that are usually on jobsite and rarely in the office. I also made the paper which is cool!