Months after a promised groundbreaking, the Osceola County Pulse Memorial remains an empty field, leaving survivors and the community frustrated.

The memorial, Wings of the Rainbow , was supposed to break ground at Brownie Wise Park in Kissimmee, but there is still no sign of construction amid pushback and postponements.

The memorial is planned to feature 49 angel wings, one for each life lost in the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. More than 20% of the victims called Osceola County home.

“We still have nothing, no memorial, no nothing. It’s been nine years, and we’re still on the same page,” Jorshua Hernandez Carrion, a Pulse survivor, said.

After years of planning and two postponed dates , county officials have not set a new groundbreaking date. Leaders initially promised a June 12

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