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Lancaster City Council, which yanked nearly $200,000 in funding from the promotions and tourism group See Lancaster earlier this month, agreed Tuesday to give some funds back to the group.

Council agreed to allot $100,000 for the group, but the money won't be paid in one lump sum. The money will be given to the group on a receipt-reimbursement basis each month, said City Administrator Helen Sowell.

Indian Land resident Meta Wasson wants some answers.

Wasson said Lancaster County Water and Sewer District officials won't answer questions about a public notice she received in her water bill on June 17. The notice warned her of a higher than normal contaminate level in the county's drinking water. Her questions were referred to the district's water treatment plant, but the director is on vacation.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control hasn't been much help either, Wasson said.

"Why were we not notified in a timely manner?" Wasson asked.

The city of Lancaster wants to support the University of South Carolina at Lancaster, but doesn't want to approve more taxes to do it.

As an amendment to the 2008-09 city budget, Lancaster City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to pay $33,350 out of a contingency fund account in the general budget to support a fundraiser, which will commemorate the university's 50th anniversary in 2009.

Councilman Preston Blackmon was not present.

INDIAN LAND - Mack Patterson manned the phones on June 3 at the new Domino's in the Commons at Doby's Bridge shopping center. That was the first day of business for the pizzeria, and, as owner, Patterson was involved in every task.

Judging by the level of energy and excitement inside, one would never guess that Patterson had done this more than 40 times before.

"This is my 42nd store in our franchise," Patterson said. "I see all the stores on a regular basis."

They are spread out over Mecklenburg, Gaston and Lincoln counties.