09/20/2025
‼️Gate update ‼️
Attention all members. Today the contractor for the entrance gate came out to work on the motor and it is operational again.
HOWEVER, new parts on the motor are currently being tested. When you approach the gate, it should open for your vehicle as normal. However, we are asking everyone to not assume that the gate will completely close behind them. Please drive forward past the gate and wait to confirm that the gate has indeed completely closed behind you before proceeding onto the property. Do not assume that if it is closing, that it has closed all the way. Wait to see that happen.
This process is especially important around sunset when the gate detection laser can be falsely triggered by direct sunlight shining on the laser reflector during Fall season hours.
In the event that the gate does not open for your vehicle when you approach it, or if the gate does not close completely, please do the following:
1. Disengage the gate motor by pulling the large red handle outward.
2. Manually close the gate.
3. Re-attach the (2) "manual mode" gate signs so that other members know that the gate is not functioning again and is in "manual mode."
4. Contact the board through the clubsite Contact Us webpage (http://www.richlandriders.org/contactus.htm) and let us know that the gate has not functioned properly and is now in "manual mode."
Thank you for your patience and cooperation with this process as we get the entrance gate back to normal operation.
The Board