The City of White Salmon has hired its first full-time land use planner.  Brendan Conboy is a 2015 graduate of UMass-Amherst with a Masters degree in Regional Planning,   Mayor Marla Keethler had sought adding the position in her 2021 budget proposal that was adopted by the White Salmon City Council, adding it’s a good time for Conboy to arrive with the City nearly finished with its comprehensive plan.  Conboy most recently worked in Park City, Utah, as a Senior Planner, and prior to that spent time as an Associate Planner in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  The White Salmon Council is holding a public hearing on a comprehensive land-use plan next Wednesday at 6 p.m. in a hybrid format, both in-person at the Fire Hall and online via Zoom.