( CNN ) Some fans of Lucille Ball want her statue removed from a park in her hometown , saying the `` ugly '' likeness does not do justice to the `` I Love Lucy '' star . The life-size bronze statue in Celoron , New York , has been likened to Conway Twitty , the snake from `` Beetlejuice '' and actor Steve Buscemi , among other unflattering comparisons . Even Mayor Scott Schrecengost has gone on record saying he does not care for the statue , which shows the comic star holding a bottle of fictional nutrition elixir Vitameatavegamin . And yet , it has been a tourist draw since 2009 for Celoron , the comedian 's birthplace , attracting visitors who pose with the statue for pictures . A resident of Jamestown , where Ball grew up , started the Facebook page in 2012 `` We Love Lucy ! Get Rid of this Statue , '' seeking to get rid of the `` ugly '' statue . A story about the group on Yahoo ! News this week spread through the internet , reviving debate over what to do with the statue . The founder of the Facebook group would like to see the statue replaced with a new one outside a planned Comedy Hall of Fame in Jamestown , home to the Lucy-Desi Museum & Center for Comedy and the annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival . The founder requested anonymity , saying the issue is `` not about me ; it 's about the statue . '' `` Lucille Ball was one of the most talented , beautiful , funny women who ever appeared on television ; a pioneer , a giant of television . My only goal is to have a sculpture of her in Jamestown which does her justice , '' the group 's founder told CNN . `` This statue in Celoron is not fixable . I love my hometown and I Love Lucy . Let 's get a new statue that is a real tribute to her memory as the Comedy Queen of Television . '' A Buffalo News columnist vouched for the sentiment , saying `` its deranged grimace and jagged teeth inspire more dread than reverence . '' `` No one here much likes the statue , and one look tells you why . It looks more like an extra from 'The Walking Dead ' than arguably the most famous comic actress of all time , '' Colin Dabkowski wrote Saturday . Still , residents take pride in their claim to fame , `` even if some of them privately wish that the statue commemorating her would be struck by lightning . '' The artist who created the statue did not respond to CNN 's request for comment . In a post this week , the Facebook group founder said the point was not to `` disparage '' the artist or his work . But , in this case , `` this Lucy statue is just not up to his usual work . '' Schrecengost told the local Post-Journal that he reached out to the artist over the years about redoing the statue . `` He finally came back and said he wanted $ 8,000 to $ 10,000 to do it . I 've also reached out to several other sculptors in the region , and some said they would do it , but we 're still looking at about $ 5,000 , '' he told the newspaper . `` We 'd like to work with the original sculptor and wish he would stand behind his work enough to step up and fix it for free . ''
Facebook group wants Lucille Ball statue replaced with a new one . Score: 7