Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced Wednesday that the city has plans to purchase the Pulse Nightclub, the LGBTQ+ venue where a gunman killed 49 people in June 2016.
The Orlando City Council will vote on the $2 million purchase at its meeting Monday afternoon. The city could close the deal October 27th.
A city spokeswoman says the property, at 1912 S. Orange Ave., was appraised at $1.9 million.
The onePulse Foundation -- founded by an owner of the nightclub -- had announced plans for a new memorial elsewhere.
But Dyer says he met recently with Pulse survivors and members of victims' families. He says the"49 angels" deserve a permanent memorial located at the Pulse site.
Dyer says the city is committed to a "collaborative, thoughtful approach" that works with the families to honor the victims and pay tribute to the resiliency of Orlando.
The site was designated as a national memorial two years ago.
![Speaking at a press conference outside Orlando City Hall, Pulse nightclub shooting survivor Joshua Hernandez removes his shirt to show serious gunshot wounds on his abdomen that he received during the 2016 massacre. Through translator Brenda Campos Marques, left, who lost her cousin in the shooting, Hernandez said, "It's not fair that she [nightclub owner Barbara Poma] makes this money from this tragedy."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5a96344/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2182x1216+0+84/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0f%2Ff8%2F4841ce1f440e8bb8fe073952feba%2F051423-joshua-hernandez-and-brenda-campos-marques-pulse-3.jpg)
