Manatee County commissioners passed a motion on Tuesday to allocate $100,000 in discretionary funding to the restoration of Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto.
It was discovered last week that 17 gravesites at the historically Black cemetery were desecrated, including broken burial vault lids, cracked concrete and spray-painted headstones.
While county officials believe the damage was done months ago at the neglected gravesite, there is an ongoing investigation into the vandalism, according to county meeting records…