Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett is going back to school. For a little while, anyway.
Daggett was one of eight mayors from around the United States selected to participate in the 2025 , a three-month program for mayors and their staff to learn more about planning, design and creative approaches to pressing issues.
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