Festival Foods Hopes To Continue Growth In Greenfield

GREENFIELD, WI— Tuesday City of Greenfield leaders will consider an offer on a piece of land owned by the City.

The parcel is located at 2813 W. Layton Avenue in Greenfield near Interstate 43.

The City received an offer of $75,000 to sell the land.

The contract was signed by a Wisconsin attorney, but the document listed the buys as representatives from Festival Foods.

City leaders will discuss the offer Tuesday in a closed session, as is a standard operating procedure for contracts of many kinds.

No action would be taken until the group returns to open session.

In 2010 the City purchased the single-family parcel at 2813 W. Layton Ave. for $189,966 through
the foreclosure process, according to City records. The City’s intent was to provide additional land for a full intersection at S. 28 St. and W. Layton Ave.

The City demolished the vacated home and has maintained ownership for the last 10 years.

Festival Foods recently purchased the former Target parcel and has the interest to create a full intersection at S. 28 St. so patrons can leave the Festival Foods/Ashley Furniture sites and turn left or west out into W. Layton Ave, according to City documents.

In order for this to be physically possible, the parcel at 2813 W. Layton Ave., which is lined up with a median cut in W. Layton Ave., needs to be set up as a continuation of S. 28 St.

Festival Foods has received support from Milwaukee County for the interchange modification.

City staff recommends approval of the offer to purchase.

"We are continuing to work to make shopping at our store an enjoyable shopping experience for everyone and look forward to bringing Festival Foods to the Greenfield neighborhood," Brian Stenzel, Community Involvement Senior Director, told Patch.