Ask the Village Manager: Responses to Questions about Aspen Park, Village Parking and Con Edison

A new playground has been installed in Aspen Park.This week we received questions from readers about the playground at Aspen Park, damaged sewer laterals and Christie Place parking restrictions. Here are answers from Village Manager Alexandra Marshall.

The Aspen Park playground is not open. It looks like new equipment is being installed. Can you let us know when it will open?

The new playground equipment at Aspen Park has been installed and site restoration, including final site grading and seeding, concluded on Wednesday, April 29. The site will remain closed for 2 to 3 weeks to allow the grass seed to germinate. We plan to have a ribbon cutting ceremony which I will share with you once we have a date finalized.

Con Ed now says they will do the inspections of the sewer laterals on Fox Meadow Road and Walworth Avenue - and pay for the repairs. Is that true? Is there documentation about this?

Public parking begins at 11 am at Christie Place.Con Edison informed us today that notices will be hand delivered Tuesday and Wednesday of next week regarding sewer lateral inspections. The notices will include a list of impacted addresses. The Con Edison employee delivering the notices will be able to schedule appointments in person. Otherwise, notices will be left in residents’ mailboxes and appointments can be scheduled using the dedicated e-mail address listed. Con Edison anticipates starting the inspection work during the week of May 18. Our Con Edison contact reconfirmed that they intend to arrange for repairs if damage to any laterals was caused by their contractors work. As soon as we have a copy of the final notice, we will be sharing the information directly with the impacted neighborhood associations as well as via press release and other official channels.

At Christie Place, public parking hours were changed so that you can’t park there before 11 am. That’s tough for folks with early appointments in the Village or those who are taking the train into the city. Can you explain why the morning hours were changed?

Regarding your parking question for the Christie Place Garage, starting in Fall 2025, public parking hours were adjusted to begin at 11:00 AM. This change came in response to feedback from Christie Place permit holders, who reported difficulty finding available spaces during weekday mornings. The updated start time also aligns with public parking hours at the Scarsdale Avenue meter lot, ensuring consistency across both locations. We continue to offer 4-hour public parking in Christie Place Garage, upper level.