The Pacific Beach Town Council’s (PBTC) ninth annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction held Sunday, June 27 at Lotsa Pasta in Pacific Beach raised nearly $6,000 less than the previous year. PBTC President Rose Galliher is saddened by the low turnout for the event that acts as one of the largest fundraisers for the group. Last year, $8,312 was raised while about $2,600 was raised this year. The PBTC used the funds raised last year to help support the new mural project at Mission Bay High School, the holiday parade and the library. The PBTC was also able to give Marlee Glasgow, 2010 valedictorian of Mission Bay High School, a $500 scholarship. Galliher noted that each year the money from the event is invested back into the community and it helps cover office and insurance expenses of the PBTC. Only 59 tickets were sold this year compared to the 99 sold in 2009. This affected the amount raised by the silent auction and the raffle tickets. The board of the PBTC will discuss how the limited funds will be used in the coming year. Support from local businesses was also down, said Galliher, who fears that the low turnout is a sign that the public’s perception of the PBTC has been degraded over the recent controversy regarding the council lending its support to a deck expansion at the Pacific Beach Shore Club. This item appeared on www.sdnews.com.