The votes are in: The public wants a 28-year-old tribute statue to fallen Richmond police officers moved to The Carillon area of Byrd Park.

Retired Police Officer Glenwood W. Burley, who has led the campaign to relocate the statue from its current home near the Richmond Coliseum, announced the results Tuesday.

Mr. Burley said The Carillon location led the list of 19 sites suggested as a new home for the statue that was erected in 1987 on the 7th Street side of Nina F. Abady Festival Park next to the Coliseum.

“The site meets all the standards established for a new location — visibility, accessibility and compatibility, especially for children and the elderly,” Mr. Burley said.

The 8½-foot bronze statue of an officer carrying a child was installed to pay tribute to officers killed in the line of duty. A private foundation paid for the statue and donated it to the city.

Mr. Burley began his campaign this summer after finding weeds and untended bushes surrounding the statue, which largely had been forgotten.

He said a committee he formed to promote relocation reviewed all the sites before voting last week to approve The Carillon location.

The 73-year-old Richmonder said the proposed location would be on the north end of the tree-lined walkway and grassy basin that leads to The Carillon, a World War I tribute tower best known for its bells.

Once in place, the statue would face Blanton Avenue and be near a small parking area, he said. The proposed move also would include installation of a statue base, landscaping and benches.

Mr. Burley said that he believes that Mayor Dwight C. Jones and City Council are supportive.

The proposed site still would need a positive recommendation from the city’s Urban Design Committee and the approval of the Richmond Planning Commission, which is responsible for overseeing the design and placement of statues on city property.

Mr. Burley said that cost of the work would be borne by the committee, but he expects the total expense to be modest, possibly less than $10,000.

He said a private company, W.O. Grubb, which rents cranes, has volunteered to move the statue at no charge, reducing the amount that would be needed.

He said other costs, including the installation of the base for the statue, the benches and landscaping, could be covered by the foundation that was created to develop the statue or from private donations.

If all goes well, he said the approvals could be in place and the relocation accomplished by next spring.

“We’re going to get this done as fast as we can,” he said.