By the numbers, The Greek Festival is
one of Charlotte's biggest events.
It's estimated that 25 to 30
thousand visitors will show up at the Holy Trinity Church every day between now
and Sunday.
Greek pastries are in demand, and so
are places to park.
Major Sherrie Pearsall is with the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Police Department.
Her advice, "Make sure you don't
park in private parking lots or private driveways. If it's marked do not park here.
Don't park there."
Disappointment set in one year ago.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police went after the Wheel Blockers wrecker service for
violating the city's predatory towing service.
Vehicles were hauled away a church
parking lot at East and Boulevard , after festival patrons claimed they were
given permission to leave their cars.
Chris Mays was among the victims we
found back in 2011.
" My actually wife got back, because
I was still back at the Greek Festival with the kids, and she called me and the
cars been towed, and there were three other families that are there and they
have been towed," he said.
George Karres is the chair of this
year's festival and says it pays to be mindful of the wishes of nearby
businesses.
"Look for the no parking signs," he
said. " Try not to park there, if there are any local businesses. Please be
respectful of their parking restrictions and requirements. Use a little common
sense."
Officers near the festival site this
year have also been assigned the task of letting drivers know, when they are in
the wrong place.
"The goal is to make sure that
everybody comes out and they have a good time. They park and when you leave
here after having a good meal. We don't want you to go back and find your car
gone," Pearsall said.
The
festival ends on Sunday.
