Since then, the foundation has been running a multi-million dollar fundraising effort to build not only the memorial but a museum as well. Now the onePULSE Foundation says talks with the nightclub owners have broken down and the foundation is having to move on. Poma asked the foundation to pay her, her husband and their business partner Michael Panaggio two and a quarter million dollars for the property following Barbara Poma's replacement as Executive Director and then full departure from the foundation last month.

onePULSE says it asked the owners for a full donation of the Pulse nightclub property but an agreement could not be reached. Co-owner Barbara Poma said she and her husband were willing to donate the Pulse nightclub property to the Foundation but a third party, their business partner, was not. Daytona Beach-based businessman Mike Panaggio said, "I am a silent investor that should never be asked to donate to a cause I'm not involved with in any way. It's desperation, the Pulse Foundation is obviously not well."

The foundation in response has announced that it is moving forward with plans for the National Pulse Memorial on a new site.

There have been financial concerns surrounding the onePULSE Foundation for years. Their tax returns show the foundation's fundraising efforts for the memorial and museum have not kept pace with the ballooning costs of the build thought originally to be in the region of 49 million dollars. Now the build costs for the memorial and museum seem to have more than doubled and it's clear that the entire project will have to be reconsidered.

On hearing the news, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said, "I trust in the wisdom of the onePULSE Foundation to do what is best for the organisation. I know the foundation will continue to work to uplift the community and support those directly affected by the tragedy."

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Three months later, the city of Orlando agreed to buy the nightclub for $2.25 million. Mayor Buddy Dyer expressed plans to convert the nightclub into a memorial to honour the memory of the victims but the owner Barbara Poma refused to sell the club. She announced instead her own plan for a permanent memorial and museum to commemorate both the survivors and lives lost.

They are soliciting input from survivors and victims' families. They hope that once the memorial is complete it will be followed by the construction of a museum which will contain stories and artifacts from the massacre. The foundation continues to provide financial assistance to victims of the shooting. In addition to construction costs, donations go towards an educational fund, community grants for the victims. families, and scholarships for the deceased.