KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A planned Pulse nightclub tribute sculpture is set to be unveiled in Osceola County next month.

County Commissioner Cheryl Grieb said the planned 49-foot structure will honor the 49 lives that were lost during the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

According to a statement from Osceola County, the idea of the installation is to create "a place that offers tranquility, reflection, and healing to those affected by the deadliest mass shooting in Florida’s history."

"This is not a memorial. The memorial belongs at the site of the tragedy," the statement continued. "The tribute piece will not make references to the events that unfolded on that day as would a memorial. Those elements will not be part of the overall art experience of the sculpture."

Osceola County officials said several sites were considered as a location for the tribute, but Brownie Wise Park was chosen the best space to provide "a serene and welcoming environment fore reflection by all."

The Osceola County statement said local artist Jefre' has volunteered his time to design and create an iconic piece of artwork that will pay tribute to the 49 people who were killed in the attack.

Osceola County officials said Monday that plans for the tribute will be unveiled at 1:30 p.m. on June 12 at the square in front of the Osceola County Historical Courthouse.

Grieb said after the Pulse tragedy she met with many family members who lost loved ones and also met with many affected in some way by that tragedy.

The announcement came as a surprise to Pulse shooting survivor Orlando Torres, who said he had no idea Osceola County was working on a tribute sculpture.

"We never had any clue the Osceola County was having this in mind," said Torres. "There was no signs or signals of anything that they were preparing or planning it. I don't know when they came with their though of creating a memorial for us."

A mother of one of the victims, Christine Leinonen, said she is looking forward to the structure going up that will, in part, remember her son Christopher.

"There isn't anything that comes close to losing my son," she said. "So to have something so easy and so dignified ... it's past time."

Some other survivors, though, said they feel blindsided and frustrated by the announcement.

"I've never heard of that particular county coming up to do anything before," said Tiana Parker. "How are we here now? It's really confusing and it's frustrating because it is bringing up so many different emotions that is, honestly, taking us back to a time that we don't need to be in."

Kimberly McGraw who lost her niece in the shooting, and spoke for her sister, held a similar opinion.

"It's almost like, wow, we would have liked to have the decency as the intimate, the immediate family, to get braced before it just hits," she said. "And for it to be within 30 days."

The city of Orlando is still working on its own Pulse memorial site.

Mayor Buddy Dyer said he would like a permanent memorial built by the 10th anniversary of the Pulse terror attack, which would be June 2026.

Doug Richards, director of community engagement and outreach for the city of Orlando, said leaders there had no problems with Osceola County's tribute plans.

"We appreciate the efforts of any group to create a space where those impacted by the tragedy, and others, can go to remember and reflect," he said.