The Orlando Sentinel reported that Mayor Dyer mentioned the city’s interest during a radio interview that aired Wednesday.
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But the city’s mayor says he wants to turn the club into a permanent memorial where people can continue to pay their respects to the victims.
The OnePulse Foundation has said it wants to create a memorial on the site.
There has been much speculation over whether the site of one of the deadliest mass shootings in America should be a memorial to those killed on morning of June 12. “I’ve been, quite honestly, a little surprised at the volume of visitors that we have had”.
Visitors include Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who toured the Pulse site with Dyer on Wednesday.
A Pulse spokesperson told the Orlando Sentinel the club’s owner had recently met with city officials about the idea but talks are still “very preliminary”. “It’s sacred ground to her”.
“We wouldn’t be having these discussions if the mayor wasn’t serious in our interest in acquiring the property”, Lafser said.
Dyer said that, while the planning process moves forward, he believes the building should not be torn down, the site should be surrounded by “adequate fencing”, and the city should keep the space where people have left flowers, candles and other mementos clean.
Last month, Poma and her attorney formed a not-for-profit company, OnePulse Foundation, with the stated objective of “conceiving, funding and aiding in the construction of a permanent memorial” at the Pulse site, state incorporation records show.
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A candlelight vigil held after the shooting at the Orlando Pluse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, June 13, 2016.
