Moving city offices from the old Hartford Times building is a key component of both recent plans for Adriaen's Landing. City bureacrats would have to pick up and move to make room for a hotel and convention center. Figuring out where they would move and how much it would cost was supposed to be the job of Tecton Architects. But city officials this week quietly yanked a proposal to hire Tecton - hardly a vote of confidence in Adriaen's Landing. But that is exactly what project proponents are asking legislators to do.
City officials say they are doing their part.
Kee Borges said. The most recent plan that she was briefed on last week showed only a small part of the building needing to be moved. She said the architect's contract could be pulled off the shelf once the scope of the project is clearer. Not having to move the Times building would make things easier for Kee Borges and other city officials. Who will pay that tab is not known.