The public is being asked to vote on where to move a Richmond statue paying tribute to city police officers killed in the line of duty.

For 28 years, the statue of an officer carrying a child has stood in a landscaped area on North 7th Street near the Richmond Coliseum.

Glenwood W. Burley, 73, a retired police officer, wants the statue to be relocated.

He says the statue goes unnoticed at its current location. He also says that the city fails to remove litter and allows bushes and other plants around the statue to become overgrown, adding to its obscurity.

He believes the statue would be more visible and get better care if it were moved.

Mr. Burley and a committee he has organized have come up with a list of 15 suggested sites. He wants city residents to vote on the list. Mr. Burley says the results will be presented to Mayor Dwight C. Jones and City Council.

Here are the suggested new sites: Allen Avenue and Broad Street; Carillon area of Byrd Park; Forest Hill Park; Jefferson Davis Highway; John Marshall Courts Building; Kanawha Plaza; Libby Hill Park, Libby Hill Terrace; Lombardy Street and Overbrook Road; Monument Avenue; Old City Hall; Richmond Police Training Academy; Tredegar Iron Works; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; or the Virginia War Memorial.

The other option: To leave the statue where it is.

Here’s how to vote: Call Mr. Burley, (804) 320-0940 or (804) 380-4002, or call the office of Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham (804) 646-6700.

Chief Durham is a member of Mr. Burley’s statue relocation committee.