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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 7 Aug 1996, p. 3

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07 WalcnoO. 99 Doucette, franchisee mm we are. for the M&M Meat Shops â€"BEAUSOLEIL, MEATS GALORE Lid. store at 102 Webekr“ Street North, began the legal process to overturn many cases whicl a Waterloo committee of adjustment decision ~also said he was c concerning proper zoning for the Meats Galore his case and that store at Lexington Road on Jan. 18, 1995, face costs close to The committee of adjustment decision dated _ Voisin also said | Nov. 23, 1994 approved Meéats Galore Lid.‘s reconsider its posit application to allow 50 per cent of its permitted _ "I1 seems to me should shut down its pperation at 105 Lexâ€" ington Road and conâ€" sider possible legal action against the City rembhiiiidhcir 447290 $ Nes aihins Kizmand no plans to close up shop and sue the * CityofWuerloobemndldty «k. commitiee of adjustment decision. Robert Beausoleil, a coâ€"owner of Meats Galore Ltd., said in a recent interview he will not take the advice of the lawyer for Fred Doucette Holdings, George Voisin of Kitchâ€" ener, who wrote Meats Galore‘s lawyer June 13 suggesting Meats Galore ““E_’_'Fh" A Iner retail floor area at the Lexington Road site to be alf used for the retail of food products that are not processed on site. ; essman says he has _ Under Waterloo‘s current zoning bylaw, upshop and sue the . prop erty at 105 Lexingion Road is zoned as o because of a city : Industrial 1. Under such zoning, all products 2 justment decision. . business sells must normally be processed on oâ€"owner of Meats â€" site. nt interview he will In an interview last August, Doucette said he ie lawyer for Fred didn\be&vcuascdanu-ym e Voisin of Kitchâ€" at its Lexington Road store and was strictly hvdvellhlfll'::‘flc “%mm also said due to the zonâ€" wC ing for Meats Galore, the are. We got two letters of store paid a fraction of the rent and taxes he paid at compliance from the city Noboigpmdih moka saying that we‘re allowed they were similer opers. to be here and we‘re happy sions. â€" _ $225,000 range. The news that interest rates may edge down will continue to help as the affordability of a home becomes vhfl-'flnnnddm-dmmh.lmkhww mwm,war-whdsd.&-pnh'-g-vdemdw mvm.mvmh-bnmuuwmu industry as home buyers and sellers continue to hit the Home sales in July remained strong as over 300 homes were ‘Wflhm.-bâ€"fipbmgmviee(l.hs.). Sales over $200,000 totaled 22 sales in town with most in the he was enclosing "two of many cases which support our position." He also said he was confident Doucette would win his case and that the losing side would likety face costs close to $100,000. Voisin also said Meats Galore should perhaps reconsider its position. "It seems to me his (Meats Galore‘s) real comâ€" Meats Galore‘s lawyer, In his June 13 letter to Businessman resists pressure to close meat shop and sue City of Waterloo Nflso‘fido!th-n;if-s-f there for a reason. And if aiace "‘"*" 55 _ shey (the city) don‘t abide h."‘lau(hlmdoano( by them, they have to a complaint with anyâ€" cost." body," Beausoleil said. Pflqt’! "We‘re happy where we are. â€" DOUCETTE, M&M MEAT We got two letters of comâ€" pliance from the city saying that we‘re allowed house 2 business by to be here and we‘re happy being where we are." "Bylaws are there "It‘s perhaps M&Ms (Fred Doucette Holdâ€" â€" are there for a reas ings) that has the complaint with the city," _ they (the city) don‘ Beausoleil said. pick up the cost." Beausoleil also said he found the tone of The City of Wau Voisin‘s letier intimidating, and development "I think it‘s a letter of pressure, yes," he said. _ interview he did no Voisin was unapologetic in a recent interview Doucetie Holdings when asked if Waterloo taxpayers could be hurt mittee of adjustmer if Meats Galore followed his advice and decided "Its in the legal s to sue the city not appropriate for : 'Wdllt?hykiflwuinthayd\\mzdoo A court date con 1 would be embarrassed at the way the City of _ not been set. Meats Galore has no intenâ€" tion of acting on Voisin‘s fifih'flhaydm,'\loh Waterioo has been said. "To save the very substantial litigation he said. "Can you : costs it may be worth considering agreeing with support 2 planning us that the use violates the zoning bylaw, clos ignore their own 2z ing down and pursuing the â€" matter against the City of _ « Wiaterion." Bylaws are there for a mp.flmknwuwuh-ginthrlwfl, the views etc. The hustle and bustle of city life can certainly take its toll on anyone. Cottage prices have come down to very attractive levels and may be the buy of the next few years as the "baby boomers" think retirement. Hope you are having a great summer. For all your real estate needs call Ted Scharf, Broker 747â€" fpodndmu-nth--dlbefnflmrkdlolw Voisin _ Waterioo has been involved in this situation * gation _ he said. "Can you imagine paying i2x dollars to g with _ support 2 planning depariment that lets people , clos _ ignore their own zoning bylaw?* emmntoomenmnoniommnmevimermonrommamnmznme "It‘s in the legal sysiem and on that bases it‘s not appropriate for me to comment " he said A court date concerning the mauer has sull not been set. The City of Waterioo‘s director of planning and development, Greg Romanick said in 2 interview he did not want to commen: on Fred Doucetie Holdings® atiempt to have the comâ€" mittee of adjustment decision overturned l’n.ubumubywnzfmq' 'Byhmmlhtn(onmmdmr‘hm are there for a reason," Doucetie sasd "And if they (the city) don‘t abide by them they have to pick up the cost." "I‘m a taxpayer as well * he said "And the city has been using my resources to (allegedly) itlegally up paying for coun costs because of his ation but said he still believed in what he was doing Doucette sard in a recent interview he was sympatheuc to Waterioo o might end

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