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| Businessman will sue city if ; zoning decision overturned "The estimated cost to participate in the lawsuit to its conclu sion is in excess of $50,000," Stockie said in the news release. Lid. to set up its current meat processing and/or meat retailâ€" ing operation at 105 Lexingâ€" ton Road despite the fact the site wasn‘t properly zoned for such an operation. ment decision, dated Nov. 23 no longer wants to fight a legal challenge to one of its own commuttee of adjustment 1994, allowed Meats Galore A local businessman says he will sue the City of Waterloo if his company loses a court ruling scheduled for Jan. 28 in Toronto. Robert Beausoleil, a coâ€"owner of Meats Galore Lid., said he would take the action because the City of Waterloo has decided it The committee of adjustâ€" 710 Chronicle Staff «lamps and mirrors * pictures »@candles and candle holder â€": Nerwr o n i ied l e L 4e Tt n in yerve in w in se e Beausoleil also said he believed the city decided to take the action it did because if his company won the court ruling, there would be no cost to the city. However if Meats Galore lost the rulâ€" ing and sued the city, the city would pay out any damages as an insurance claim and city taxpayers would be protected. Stockie confirmed Beausoleil‘s interpretation last week, saying he "anticipated" the city‘s insurance company would pay for any damages if Meats Galore successfully sued the city "I beheve that ethically the city should defend their own bylaw, whether there‘s a monetary involvement or not," he said Beausoleil said the city had sent him two letters of compliance to allow him to set up his business at the Lexington Road site long before the business actually opened in September, 1994. He also said he didn‘t see the city‘s action as a particular victory for himself or M&M Meats. "It‘s not a question of winning or los ing, it‘s a question of the city upholding the bylaws which they are supposed to enforce in the city," he said. "They do in most cases. And there shouldn‘t be any exceptions." However Beausoleil said he felt betrayed by the city‘s actions. "Do we live in a society where small business has to fight to defend the city‘s bylaws?" he said, when asked what he thought about the city‘s decision to withdraw from the case "I think M&Ms (Fred Doucette Holdings) has a problem with the city‘s bylaw," Beausoleil said. "And it‘s the city that‘s leaving us to defend monetarily M&Ms challenging their bylaw " "That‘s my opinion," he said. "But I haven‘t been told that offiâ€" cially by anyone." Doucette said he felt the city took the action it did because it came to realize it would have a weak case in court. The city also came to a legal agreement with M&M Meats last week, agreeing to withdraw from the lawsuit if M&M Meats agreed to abandon any claim for costs it might have against the city "After considering the matter, council has conchided that neiâ€" ther the city nor its ratepayers have an interest in the outcome sufâ€" ficient to justify spending so many or our scarce tax dollars on kpl fees." $ ale holder *statues & vases â€" evalets ... and much more! 's 30 Weber St. §/., Waterloo 7 Mon. to Sat. 10a. m aoulblcalen i t Gglcaline beni ies deley d ind mm ind STORE HOURS: â€" 5:30p .m ., Thurs. & Fri. 10a.m.â€"9p.m. Inpvrsruces CC me mm Novelty chocolate items Custom orders for parties * _ Sugar free chocolate available All of our chocolates are made in th« store and sold at prices that even Scrooge would like. Phone early to place your order. 5 Carol‘s Chocolates s _ #& WATERLOO * mummimmm HOLIDAY HOURS: MON.~SAT. 10â€"7; suN 12â€"4 i0 utd dn Meaitp uen uies casual appare! 'h‘.‘!cemins o j ""‘m Ner our Elegant NCc X% 749â€"0717 up to 18e only be a portic 10. Check ou with outside in sources. Conta« ernment (1â€"800 charity registra and check with tion of used cl other goods to find out if they these items and will be used. If what share of thrift store is 8. If you are item, such as c candy, to help out how much gets. In some tions, it is com than 10 per ce chase price to deductible as tax status. grams your gi clear descripti that are long and short on charity. is better to or money ori full official n 5. A cash g fered or lost. part of your the cause. A 9. Nonâ€"cash 7. Ask abou 3. Ask for 2. Look at 1. Don‘t