The Little Red Schoolhouse has long provided child care for families who live and work in Snowmass Village. A long waitlist could be resolved with an expansion of the facility. Jason Charme/Aspen Daily News

An expansion of the Little Red Schoolhouse in Snowmass Village is no longer a question of if or even when.

Town officials say they are committed to the $8.5 million project that could effectively double capacity at the child care facility on Owl Creek Road, with construction expected to start next May or June.

“This is not a project for us, about ‘can it happen?’” Town Manager Clint Kinney told the Board of Pitkin County Commissioners during a work session Tuesday. “This building has aged out, it has to happen. We’re going to make it happen, and we’re just asking for that partne

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