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Priorities

Practical Commitments for Champlin

These priorities focus on practical ways City Hall can listen more effectively, manage growth responsibly, support neighborhoods, expand opportunity, and strengthen trust in local government.
Lead by ListeningGrow TogetherSupport Strong NeighborhoodsLeave None BehindStrengthen Democracy

Lead by Listening

The Goal

Residents should have meaningful opportunities to influence decisions before they are finalized—not simply a chance to comment after the direction has already been set.

What Success Looks Like

Residents can see when and how their input influenced city decisions, even when the final decision is not the outcome they personally preferred.

What I Will Advocate For
  • Quarterly community listening sessions
  • Earlier resident engagement on major proposals
  • Clear explanations of how public input was considered
  • Greater inclusion of residents who have traditionally been underrepresented
  • Collaboration with city staff, stakeholders, and subject-matter experts

Grow Together

The Goal

Support growth that strengthens our local economy while expanding opportunity for every Champlin resident.

What Success Looks Like

New growth strengthens neighborhoods, expands opportunity, and reflects the values residents care about.

What I Will Advocate For
  • Responsible economic development
  • Support for local businesses and entrepreneurs
  • Attention to traffic and infrastructure impacts
  • Public safety considerations for new development
  • Environmental impacts and stewardship
  • Resident privacy and neighborhood fit
  • Earlier resident engagement on development proposals
  • Opportunity across backgrounds, incomes, genders, and marginalized communities
  • Clear development agreements and public investments

Support Strong Neighborhoods

The Goal

Invest in the infrastructure, public safety, and services that keep every Champlin neighborhood healthy.

What Success Looks Like

Residents can see that city resources are being used to maintain essential infrastructure, reduce traffic congestion, respond effectively to safety concerns, and strengthen trust between the community and local government.

What I Will Advocate For
  • Long-term planning for streets, traffic, utilities, parks, and other essential infrastructure
  • Improving traffic flow and reducing congestion on Highway 169 and regional roadways
  • Planning and advocating for an additional Mississippi River crossing to meet the long-term transportation needs of Champlin and the surrounding region
  • Strong coordination with neighboring communities and county, regional, and state partners on major transportation improvements
  • Public-safety strategies that combine accountability, prevention, and appropriate mental-health support
  • Exploring co-response and other approaches that connect residents in crisis with the right help
  • Responsible use of public-safety technology, with clear limits, transparency, and regular audits, including evaluating the appropriate use of Flock camera systems in our community
  • Consistent attention to neighborhood concerns across every part of Champlin

Leave None Behind

The Goal

Ensure every resident has access to what they need to thrive.

What Success Looks Like

Champlin becomes more inclusive in practice—not just in principle—so every resident can participate in and benefit from our shared future.

What I Will Advocate For
  • Seniors
  • Young people
  • Families
  • People with disabilities
  • Lower-income residents
  • Historically underserved communities
  • Accessible parks, recreation, public spaces, and communication
  • Community partnerships
  • Mental health, housing, food, and transportation resources
  • Practical inclusion rather than symbolic statements

Strengthen Democracy

The Goal

Make local government more accessible, responsive, and reflective of the community's voice.

What Success Looks Like

More residents participate in local elections and decisions, and outcomes better reflect the community as a whole.

What I Will Advocate For
  • Ranked-choice voting in local elections
  • Accessible information about city decisions and elections
  • Voter education
  • Broader civic participation
  • Clearer public processes
  • Earlier resident participation in decisions
  • Respectful civic dialogue
Onward

Growing Together Means Moving Forward Together

We will not always agree on every decision, but we can expect transparent, thoughtful, service-centered leadership that brings people together around practical solutions.

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