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Urban Design Committee approves relocation plan for Richmond Police memorial statue to academy plaza
Summary
The Urban Design Committee gave conceptual approval Sept. 11 to move the Richmond Police memorial statue to the Richmond Police Training Academy plaza, with conditions on lighting, pedestrian space, paving, and fixture style.
The Urban Design Committee on Sept. 11 approved a conceptual plan to relocate the Richmond Police Department memorial statue to the main entrance plaza of the Richmond Police Training Academy at 1202 West Graham Road.
Staff and applicant representatives told the committee the statue — created in 1987 by artist Maria Kirby Smith and removed from public display after damage in 2020 — has been in storage and that the academy site would provide greater public visibility. Deputy Chief Sydney Collier of the Richmond Police Department said, “the statue has pretty much been in storage since 2020,” and described the academy entrance as a…
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