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Hartford Yard Goats' new stadium runs into budget drama, may not be ready by Opening Day

The Colorado Rockies' Double-A affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut may not have a stadium for their inaugural Opening Day on April 7, 2016.

The Colorado Rockies' new Double-A affiliate Hartford Yard Goats will play their inaugural home opener at Dunkin' Donuts Park April 7, 2016, but it appears the new stadium's opening may be in jeopardy amid controversy between the city of Hartford and the ballpark's developer and construction company.

According to a story published Wednesday in the Hartford Courant, Jason S. Rudnick of DoNo, LLC development company sent a letter to Hartford's city council claiming that local government has breached its contract to build the $56 million ballpark, creating delays and exorbitant costs:

"[DoNo has] complete control over the design and construction of the Ballpark in order to maintain the $56 million budget for the Ballpark .