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WEBVTT AMANDA CRAWFORD'S LIVE OUTSIDE OF POLLS. WHAT CAUSED THE CHANGE OF HEART? AMANDA BARBARA POMA SAY SHE'S BEEN STRUGGLING OF THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SHE SAID IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT TO SELL THE NIGHTCLUB AND SAID THAT PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE STARTS TODAY. >> IT CAME FROM MY HEART AND MY PASSION FOR PULSE AND EVERYTHING IS MEANT TO ME AND MY FAMILY FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. AMANDA: STANDING OUTSIDE HER NIGHTCLUB, BARBARA POMA SAYS SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR PULSE, SHE JUST KNOWS SHE WASN'T READY TO WALK AWAY. POMA ANNOUNCED MONDAY MORNING SHE WON'T SELL PULSE TO THE CITY. >> YOU COULD NOT PUT A PRICE ON IT FOR ME. EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR OPINION, BUT TO ME IT WASN'T ABOUT THE APPRAISAL, IT WAS ABOUT THE EMOTION OF WHAT HAPPENED HERE. AMANDA: THE CITY OF ORLANDO WAS SET TO BUY PULSE FOR $2.25 MILLION, THE PROPERTY WAS APPRAISED AT $1.65 MILLION. COMMISSIONER PATTY SHEEHAN SAYS SOME OF HER COLLEAGUES TOOK ISSUE WITH THE PRICE AND SHE BLAMES THEM FOR THIS DEAL FALLING APAR >> WE PAID ABOVE MARKET PRICE ON MANY OTHER PROPERTIES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. SHE'S BEEN THROUGH HORRIBLE SITUATION AND SHE IS THE VICTIM AS WELL. AMANDA: SHEEHAN SAYS KEEPING THE CLUB IS AN ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITY. >> I DID CAUTION HER THAT THERE'S A REASON WHY GOVERNMENTS BY PROPERTIES LIKE THIS. THERE IS A LOT OF BURDEN THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT. AMANDA: POMA TELLS ME, SHE'S READY. >> WE WILL TRUDGE FORWARD THE WAY WE HAVE THUS FAR, WHICH IS DAY TO DAY, ENCIRCLING OURSELVES WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO DO IT AND WHO WILL HELP US MOVE FORWARD, AND THAT'S THE BEST WE CAN HOPE OR. AMANDA: THE HIGH M YOU CAN SEE ALL THE NOTES AND CANDLES AND FLOWERS LEFT BEHIND. OUR SAID SHE KNOWS THAT FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO LOST A LOVED ONE IN THAT MASS SHOOTING COME HERE TO FIND PEACE. SHE SAYS THIS IS THERE SPACE

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The owner of the Pulse nightclub will not sell the building to the city of Orlando -- a deal that would have cost $2.25 million. "This decision came from my heart and my passion for Pulse," Barbara Poma said Monday afternoon. "Now we can start working toward the future...structurally, I don't know what it will look like, but I intend for people to have input and help us develop this." Poma had negotiated a deal with city officials, but critics argued the price was about $600,000 more than the property's appraised value. City Commissioner Patty Sheehan said the disagreement in price caused conflict which led to the sale falling through. "We've paid above market price on buildings before, and they've never had a problem with it," Sheehan said. "They threw insults at this poor woman...I think she's been treated disgracefully and it's no wonder this happened." With input from the public, the city hoped to convert the property into a permanent memorial, where mourners have gathered ever since the June 12 mass shooting. Speaking to the media, Poma said she was not offended by any of the remarks from city commissioners, she simply decided she wasn't ready to part with Pulse. "For me, you can't put a price on it," Poma said. "It wasn't about real estate and appraisal, it was about the emotion of what happened here." Before speaking to the media, Poma issued a statement Monday morning: "I have decided not to sell the Pulse property. Pulse means so very much to my family and to our community, and I can't just walk away. I feel a personal obligation to ensure that a permanent space at Pulse be created so that all generations to come will remember those affected by, and taken on, June 12th. "I intend to create a space for everyone, a sanctuary of hope, and a welcoming area to remember all those affected by the tragedy. I plan to do that directly with the involvement of the communities impacted by this tragedy, the families of the victims and any private or public sector individuals or organizations who wish to assist. We must do this together as a community. "I hope the love and support we have seen through this time from around the world and here at home will continue as we join together to build a place to memorialize our Angels."