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City may wind up in court over freeze on strip clubs lan Kirkby Chronicle Staff Moments after council slapped a hastily prepared freeze on further strip clubs in Waterloo, a businessâ€" man planning such a facility on Weber St. warned he would consider launching a lawsuit against the city. Andrew Lindsay had planned to open a strip club at 321 Weber St. N., near the Canadian Tire store. Council Monday voted to object to a liquor license application for the property, endorsing a staff report citing a zoning problem for adjacent parking. Minutes later they also voted to freeze future strip clubs until a study can be done recommending proper locations. Lindsay argued the city planning department had been aware of his plans for the site since January. "I would like to ask city council why they would allow Waterloo‘s Network to spend in excess of $750,000 and then put this bylaw in," Lindsay told council. PAGE 2 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY APRIL 12, 1989 In preparing the recommendation, the planning department was responding to direction from a February closedâ€"door meeting of council. _ _ The owners should have been informed of the staff recommendation in advance, he said. He found out about it at 6 p.m. Monday, Lindsay said. _ _ Staff informed the public through one advertiseâ€" ment in the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Record Friday, council learned. "Is this how the city wants to deal with us, by ramming things through?" asked Lindsay, who asked that the decision be deferred one week so he could prepare an adequate defence. "I don‘t deny your right to pass a bylaw. I can debate with anyone my right to put in an adult strip bar. But I expect to be given that right." _ Tom Slomke, the city‘s commissioner of planning, told council he was "not sure" of any formal documentation the planning department may have received detailing the planned use of the site. We did have the benefit of our solicitor‘s advice," said Mayor Brian Turnbull. There will be an election of the Executive and Directors of the Waterloo Federal Progressive Conservative Association. There will also be an election of deletggw:-s to attend the Annual General Meeting of Progressive Conservative Party of Canada which will be held in Ottawa from August 24 â€" 27. 1989. Come join our special guest on his birthday Hon. Walter McLean P.C. M.P. Waterloo ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING _ _The Annual General Meeting of the WATERLOO FEDERAL PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION will be held on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26th, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. in Salon Aâ€"B at the WATERLOO INN 475 King Street North, Waterloo