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Hudson Patch Week in Review: March 13, 2011

This week brought collective bargaining legislation, dog track sale possibilities, census numbers, protest signs and a flood pole.

Hudson Patch presents a review of its most newsworthy stories from the last week. The following stories appeared March 6-12.

Knudson Issues Statement on Collective Bargaining Legislation

After voting for a bill that limits collective bargaining for many state workers, Wisconsin State Assembly in which he said, "The benefit reform and collective bargaining components of the bill are what is needed to get the state on a path towards fiscal responsibility."

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St. Croix County Democratic Party Chair Cathey Leaf responded to his comments.

City Official Working With Listing Agent, Potential Buyer of Vacant Dog Track

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City of Hudson Community Development Director with the real estate brokerage firm that has listed the St. Croix Meadows dog track as well as at least one potential buyer of the property.

"I have had some conversations, but those are confidential at this level," Darnold said on Thursday morning.

2010 Census Numbers Show Population Explosion in City of Hudson, Surrounding Towns

The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday for Wisconsin. Though the population of the state increased only 6 percent since 2000, St. Croix county has grown 33.6 percent. The city of Hudson and Hudson Town grew even more. The city has grown a whopping 44.9 percent since 2000 and the town has grown 36.2 percent.

Protest Signs Seen in Hudson

Over the last month, hundreds of people have created handmade signs and taken to the streets to protest Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill. We have  and users can add their own by clicking on the .

Marina Pole Marks River Crests of Past Hudson Floods

St. Croix Marina Harbor Master Dave Hogan maintains a tradition of marking the flood pole started by longtime river raconteur Leonard John LeBore, who died in January at age 86. While many are predicting major flooding this spring, Hogan . 

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