After more than a decade of debate, Maribyrnong Council plans to recover about 270 remaining plaques from the Avenue of Honour on Geelong Road and install them at Footscray Park.

The Avenue of Honour was established in 1947 as a citizens' memorial to the men and women who died in both world wars.

Of 88 submissions received by the council earlier this year about the plaques' relocation, 52 wanted the plaques relocated to Footscray Park, 18 wanted them to be reinstated in their original positions, and four wanted them relocated to Veterans Reserve in Spotswood.

Most of the original plaques were destroyed when Geelong Road was widened. Restoration of the plaques and construction of the memorial is estimated to cost $225,000, which the council will not be able to provide for up to three years.

The replanting of trees along the Avenue of Honour also needs funding.

Yarraville resident and war widow Jean King had campaigned for the plaques to be moved to Spotswood.

She said there had been many people willing to work for free to restore them at Veterans Reserve.

"It is going to cost a fortune to lift those plaques, to clean off the concrete, and the council hasn't got any money.

"There is no possibility for years of even starting the project," Ms King said. "It is disrespect to those who gave their life defending this country."