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Deer Park high school senior proposes student representative seat to Babylon Town Board
Summary
A 17-year-old Deer Park High School senior proposed creating a student representative position on the Town of Babylon Board; the supervisor said the proposal will be circulated to board members for consideration at a future meeting.
A Deer Park High School senior asked the Town of Babylon Board on Jan. 29 to create a student representative position that would attend meetings and act as a liaison between students and town government.
Sayed Mohammed Hashmi, identified by the board as 17 and a senior at Deer Park High School, said a student representative “would serve as a direct liaison between the youth of our town and the decisions made here at the town board level.” He told the board the role would give students practical civic experience and help ensure town decisions consider impacts on young residents.
Supervisor Schaffer acknowledged Hashmi’s presentation, noted the student’s age and recent immigration from Pakistan, and said, “I sent your proposal to the members, so we’ll talk about it at our next meeting,” adding that staff would be back in touch with him.
Why it matters: the proposal would formally connect youth perspectives to town decision-making and provide experiential civic education for a high school student selected to serve.
What the board did: the transcript shows the supervisor circulated the proposal to members for future discussion; no formal vote or adoption was recorded at the Jan. 29 meeting.
Ending: Hashmi was thanked and the board recorded that it would discuss the proposal at an upcoming meeting.
