Galway Bay fm newsroom - 216 submissions have been received in relation to the proposal to enhance Market Square in Athenry.
The Market Square public realm enhancement project opened for public submissions last month.
It sets out to reimagine the town centre by investing in what is described as "quality of life and quality of experience".
Six options have been put forward by Galway County Council as part of the preliminary design stage.
These include options for the pedestrianisation of Davis Street and Burke’s Lane after 11am and the creation of a public plaza.
The public consultation will feed in to the overall analysis of all the options to determine the preferred option.
This will be carried out by the appointed consultants LUC and should be determined in the coming weeks.
Athenry Traders Group, which represents over 80 businesses in Athenry, says it’s deeply unhappy with the six options presented and argues the document goes directly against their submission.
The campaigners have highlighted their vision to include a town that is pedestrian and cyclist friendly and also open to slow moving traffic following the examples of Castlebar and Westport.
The group has raised concerns over a range of issues including the pedestrianisation of the town centre, the consideration of a new plaza area at Market Square and the alleged lack of sufficient disability access.
