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Orlando council approves funding and contractor for permanent Pulse memorial
Summary
The City Council approved funding agreements and a contract to design and build a permanent memorial at the Pulse nightclub site, with the city and Orange County contributing to the project and Gomez Construction selected to manage design and construction.
The Orlando City Council approved funding agreements and a contract to design and build a permanent memorial at the Pulse nightclub site, directing staff to move forward with design and construction management.
The action matters because the memorial will occupy a high-profile downtown site where a mass shooting occurred in 2016; the council and county are funding the work and a private foundation’s earlier efforts had stalled. Mayor Buddy Dyer said the city expects the design to take about nine months and construction to begin next summer.
At the Sept. meeting the council approved consent items that included a $5 million contribution from…
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