Dyer said the club would remain unchanged for possibly a year so people who wish to visit could view it as it now exists.
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said Wednesday that he wants the city to create a permanent memorial at the Pulse nightclub to honor the victims of a mass shooting that took place there.
Then, on Wednesday, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said in a radio interview that he thinks the city should buy the property to preserve it. Dyer made the announcement on the same day he toured Pulse with openly gay Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and his husband.
Dyer also said he’d like to see the club remain unchanged for a time, possibly a year, so that people who want to visit Pulse can see the club as it now exists.
Omar Mateen opened fire at Pulse on June 12, leaving 49 people dead and injuring 53 others.
On Wednesday, Dyer toured the Pulse site with Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who is now visiting Orlando with his husband.
The city of Orlando released a statement to ABC Orlando affiliate WFTV expressing “interest in acquiring the property”, and adding, “I$3 f the city determines it is in the best interest of the community to acquire the property, we will go through that public process to do so”.
Barbara Poma, owner of Pulse, met recently with city officials to “explore options” in “very preliminary” talks, Pulse spokeswoman Sara Brady told the Orlando Sentinel.
A nonprofit that was set up by the club’s owners to financially assist victims said Sunday that the venue would reopen as a memorial. “It’s sacred ground to her”.
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The Orlando nightclub where 49 people were massacred in the worst mass shooting in modern US history should be a preserved as a place to honor their lives, the city’s mayor says.
