The Champlin Project

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts, John Cox and Steve Boynton, sit down with Senator John Hoffman to catch up on his family's health, the last legislative session, a possible new river crossing, and everything else Champlin.  Sponsored by Jensen's Market

Send us Fan Mail Steve Boynton and John Cox sit down with recently retired Pete Turok after serving 38 years as the President of the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce.  Over his tenure, Pete grew the chamber from 3 to 8 cities and 100 to 600 members. The conversation covers a range of topics including main street cruising (Anoka), Dayton River Crossing, the Riverdale Mall threat, Mississippi Crossing...

Send us Fan Mail Former Champlin City Administrator Bret Heitkamp joins Steve Boynton and John Cox in the studio to talk about his 38-year run with the City of Champlin; the last 26 years as City Administrator. Music by Pink Zebra.

Send us Fan Mail Steve Boynton and John Cox discuss the missing person cold case of Georgia Smith, a Champlin resident, who went missing in 1999.   The Champlin Project is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to solving this case.  Officer Justin Mikel, lead investigator on the case, joins the discussion.

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts, John Cox and Steve Boynton, celebrate Women's History Month and talk with Jessica Tesdall and Julia Whalen.  Jessica has served on the Champlin Council for the past 7 1/2 years while Julia served on the Champlin Council for 18 years.  A great conversation with two influential and interesting women of Champlin.#WomensHistory

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Steve Boynton and John Cox talk with former Champlin Police Sergeant Craig "Andy" Anderson about the day Chief Donnie Galloway arrested a 12-year old Steve Boynton, Champlin’s first homicide at the River Inn, the day the Police Department was fired, and a whole lot more.

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Steve Boynton and John Cox recount the story of the 80,000 square foot shopping center that sat vacant at the corner of 109th Avenue and Douglas Drive throughout the 1980's (1977-1992).  Jerry Hart, Champlin's Chief Building Official joins the conversation.

Send us Fan Mail Your hosts, John Cox and Steve Boynton, retell the story of the making of the Champlin Ice Forum, a controversial public works project built in the the mid-1990's.  The project resulted in the defeat of the entire City Council in 1996 as the ice arena was not supported by a majority of residents and the building's cost came in several times more than preliminary estimate...

Send us Fan Mail Hosts Steve Boynton and John Cox talk with Sam Marfield, the developer responsible for bringing Mann Theater, Buffalo Wild Wings, Caribou, Clives and 30 other businesses to Champlin’s highway corridor in the early 2000's. 

Send us Fan Mail Steve and John revisit the early 1990's to retell the story of Louie's Auto Salvage  Yard and how it interplayed with Champlin's development success.  Scott Schulte from the City of Champlin joins the discussion.

Send us Fan Mail Your hosts, Steve Boynton and John Cox, tell the story of how Champlin became a city 50 years ago and how the City of Brooklyn Park tried to play spoiler.  Champlin Mayor Ryan Karasek joins the conversation and provides a timely update on the Mississippi Crossings