The Champlin Project: Recent Episodes
John Cox
Everything Champlin! Hosts Steve Boynton and John Cox bring entertaining and informative stories about the City of Champlin (Minnesota) to life. The content covers both past and present with special guests to authenticate and enhance the program.
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
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.
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.
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 estimates.
Mayor Ryan Sabas joins Steve and John to share his memories of the Champlin Ice Forum's early days and provide an update on the City's Mississippi Crossings Redevelopment plans.
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 in the early 2000's.
Steve and John go back to 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.
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