Select Board accepts $100K gift for public art and pocket park
Select Board accepts $100,000 Sebaski family gift for public art and pocket park. The Select Board voted 5-0 to accept the donation and establish a formal public art gift account for future donations. Board Member Kevin Coffey raised concerns about donation-acceptance transparency and state-law
Select Board · Meeting of August 10, 2026
ANDOVER — Select Board accepts $100,000 Sebaski family gift for public art and pocket park. The Select Board voted 5-0 to accept the donation and establish a formal public art gift account for future donations. Board Member Kevin Coffey raised concerns about donation-acceptance transparency and state-law compliance, prompting agreement on a $1,000 threshold for expenditure review and the requirement that the Public Arts Commission present project criteria to the Board.
The gift creates a formal funding mechanism for downtown public art and community gathering spaces.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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