Ward 3 Champlin Councilwoman Rachel Wales

11/04/2026

Congratulations to all the incoming City of Champlin Council members.

Congratulations as well to Senator John Hoffman and Rep Xp Lee - MN House 34B on your reelections, and to our newest State House District 34 Representative, Heaser for House!

I look forward to working with everyone to continue moving our city forward and building a strong future for our community.

11/03/2026

Drop your Election Day I voted selfies below ⬇️ 🗳️

11/03/2026

Thank you to the Minnesota Council on Disability for offering the free VoteRun ride program so folks can get to the polls. 

Get free, accessible rides to and from your polling place! VoteRun is a nonprofit connecting voters with free, reliable, and accessible rides to and from the polls—because every voice deserves to be heard.

Request a free ride: https://voterun.org/riders/register

11/03/2026

Happy Election Day everyone!! Please go out and make your voice heard! 🗳️

10/31/2026

🎃 Happy Halloween!! Feel free to drop your favorite Halloween pictures in the comments below! 📸

10/30/2026

Hey Champlin,

BOO to Food Waste! 🎃

Those pumpkin orange organics recycling bins can do more than brighten your curb. They help transform food scraps into nutrient-rich compost, giving your leftovers an afterlife rather than being left in the landfill grave. 👻

Organics Recycling is a weekly curbside service that picks up food scraps like:
🍎 Apple cores
🍬 Stale candy corn
🎃 Burnt pumpkin seeds
🥧 Excess pie dough

This season, don't just sort your candy, sort your waste too!

For a complete list of acceptable materials, check out the Disposal Guide:
🔗 https://www.champlinmn.gov/552/Disposal-Guides

Friendly reminder: Yard waste is not accepted in organics recycling. 🍂

Join the Organics Recycling Program:
🔗 https://www.ci.champlin.mn.us/FormCenter/Utility-Billing-9/Organics-Curbside-Collection-83

Want a sweet treat? Pick up a free year's supply of biodegradable bags at Grady's Ace Hardware, and a free organics kitchen pail at City Hall (while supplies last). Happy Halloween from the City of Champlin! 🧡

10/26/2026

Hey Champlin!

The City Council meets at City Hall on the second and fourth Monday of each month. The next regular meeting is Monday, October 26, at 6pm, preceded by a work session.

AGENDA:
https://champlin.civicweb.net/Portal/

WATCH LIVE:
www.QCTV.org/Champlin

Champlin City Council: Jessica Tesdall-Ward 1, Tom Moe-Ward 2, Mayor Ryan Sabas, Rachel Wales-Ward 3, and Lorraine Coan-Ward 4.

10/21/2026

Calling all Halloween lovers! This Saturday is the Anoka Grand Parade! 🎃 🧙‍♀️

10/21/2026

🗳️ For folks who haven’t yet voted and would like to put together a sample ballot, learn more information on the candidates, and access their financial disclosure you can visit the nonpartisan organization Vote411 from the League of Women Voters.

Make your plan to vote in the upcoming midterm elections on November 3! As you cast your ballot, thank the poll workers, election office staff, and election officials in your community for making our elections safe, secure, and accessible.

10/20/2026

🚨 Beware of fake voter registration organizations such as VoteSafe.org which is paid for by America PAC!! These groups claim to be legitimate nonpartisan websites in order to collect and sell your personal information.

These groups also do not actually register folks to vote and unfortunately provide intentionally false election day and polling place information.

In addition to selling your personal information, VoteSafe.org is also able to sell inferences it makes from your information it collects including, “psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities and aptitude. Their business partners can then disclose your information to other parties for profit.”

This disturbing issue came to light due to complaints from voters across the country who received text messages from VoteSafe.org and felt their data was compromised.

Make sure to check your voter registration status and get election information only from trusted nonpartisan sources such as: the Minnesota Secretary of State and VOTE411.org by the League of Women Voters.

🗳️ Minnesota Secretary of State website:
https://www.sos.mn.gov/safe-at-home/about-safe-at-home/voting-information/

🗳️ League of Women Voters Vote411 website:
https://www.vote411.org/minnesota

(Article below from the League of Women Voters Colorado chapter.)

https://lwvlaplata.org/alert-beware-of-scam-voter-registration-websites/

Voter Astroturfing — a PAC-funded site made to look like a nonpartisan public service rather than a political operation. With the midterms coming up, lot of people are seeing ads […]