Combining the space of the old Village Market with next-door neighbor Sundance Liquor & Gifts will give Clark’s Market nearly double the floor space of its predecessor.

Dwayne Romero, CEO of Related Colorado, outlined various options under consideration by the Snowmass Base Village development team.

Is Chris Jacobson, who has taken most of the heat over the town manager issue, a hard-working but misunderstood public servant or an ego-driven curmudgeon? Read Aspen Journalism’s Q-and-A and decide for yourself.

“I’m not in a position to (reveal) the master plan for Base Village,” Dwayne Romero of Related told the planning commission. “It’s simply this: This can be simple if we allow it. It’s a logical, one step, two step.”

Skico would like to build a Limelight Hotel or Limelight-esque property in the heart of Snowmass Village’s restarted base area.

Snowmass Acquisition Co. LLC’s recent application with the town to build the second phase of the Viceroy Hotel signaled the first forward motion on the stalled base-area development in five years.