It looks like Dunkin’ Donuts Park will not be completed for the Hartford Yard Goats this season:
The City of Hartford has terminated the contracts of Centerplan Construction and DoNo Hartford LLC., the developers in charge of building Dunkin’ Donuts Park. The city received word of yet another delay to construction this week according to Jenn Bernstein. The contractors have already missed two deadlines for substantial completion, most recently May 17.
Last week, the Hartford Stadium Authority met and unanimously ruled to give their executive director all power necessary to get the stadium done as quickly as possible without increasing the city’s financial obligation. From there, the decision was made to call on the insurance company in charge of guaranteeing a finished ballpark to step in and investigate claims that the developers have breached their contract with the city as well as whether the developers are capable of completing the project with additional oversight.
Hartford is nearly broke, but at least they have a pretty, partially completed stadium easily visible from the highway. Maybe the Rockies should move the franchise back to New Britain.
The last game the old “Rock Cats” played last year was at Hadlock Field in Portland. Those guys looked like hoboes. I’ve never seen such shabby uniforms with multiple patches, even at the high school level. Looks like this year could be even less fun for them.