The plan appeared before the Middleton Plan Commission on Tuesday, and Attoun said there was “quite a bit of support for the public market concept.”

“I think our staff would love to see a public market in Middleton, and we want to make sure that a public market can be successful in Middleton,” Attoun said.

They’re particularly excited about some of the sustainable and innovative ideas in the plan, Attoun said, including a green roof on the market and reuse of 100 percent of the stormwater on the site.

But the city has a few other areas of concern, including access to the site and a large TIF request for the project.

As currently designed, the development creates a “super block” of 20 acres, Attoun said. The original Parmenter Area Concept Plan, which encompasses the market site, calls for a north-south road that would run through the middle of the market property.

Attoun said plan commissioners were sympathetic to Treysta’s wish to keep the center plaza intact for events and public space.

“The original design for that land has a road that would go through the middle of what we were trying to do,” Pharo said. “We’re working with them to get the access they want but be able to maintain the larger park area.”