Last week, the city-owned warehouse at the corner of Milton and Phoenix was demolished, making room for Phase 1 of Mountain Line’s new downtown connection center in the heart of Flagstaff.
The more than $30 million project has been years in the making, but Mountain Line CEO and General Manager Heather Dalmolin joined with other local officials from the city and county, and state and federal partners, to break ground on the project.
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