Entry Gate Reconfiguration

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Project History

In 2012 the Board of Directors instructed staff to develop long-term plans to address gate conditions. These plans included:

  • Relocating the gate building to facilitate safe turnaround and traffic merging
  • Automated entry using a license plate reader or transponder
  • Changes to the exit lane to improve safety and reduce speeds
  • Relocation of the Brown Lane intersection to eliminate traffic conflicts

There were several starts and stops between 2012 and 2018. The project was a high priority for the Board of Directors when Bill Malinen was hired as General Manager in September 2018. After reviewing the proposed $1.4-million project

Project History

In 2012 the Board of Directors instructed staff to develop long-term plans to address gate conditions. These plans included:

  • Relocating the gate building to facilitate safe turnaround and traffic merging
  • Automated entry using a license plate reader or transponder
  • Changes to the exit lane to improve safety and reduce speeds
  • Relocation of the Brown Lane intersection to eliminate traffic conflicts

There were several starts and stops between 2012 and 2018. The project was a high priority for the Board of Directors when Bill Malinen was hired as General Manager in September 2018. After reviewing the proposed $1.4-million project, the Board and General Manager determined that the total project cost was unaffordable. Instead the Board and General Manager focused on two high-impact, low-cost portions of the project.


Gatehouse Security System Reduces Crime

An yellow and green down arrow indicating that crime has dropped, with a 74% decrease in mail theft at the bottom of the arrowCrime reduction in the first year after the Gatehouse/RFID system installation

The Gatehouse Security System has improved security for all residents while creating a revenue stream - the RFID stickers - that paid for the system. The urgency of installation was due to the excessive forgeries of gate passes and unverifiable phone-in passes. The first year after launch saw all types of police reports significantly reduced.






Gate Drainage Project

Orange rocks, each larger than a basketball, on the side of a ditch with a dump truck in the distance

Once the Gatehouse software improved security, we looked to address the most critical infrastructure item - drainage. The negotiated price for correcting drainage issues was $600,000. This project was internal until Public Works Director Van Wagoner left, so we hired Transtech to complete the project analysis and design and provide construction management. During this time, we discovered that the 2015 storm that caused the mudslide at the gate was a "1000-year-storm," and our "100-year-storm" design would not have prevented the incident from occurring.

We moved ahead with cleaning and improving the existing channels and installing rip-rap to make them last. This modification to the plans enabled us to complete the project for $150,000 instead of the $600,000 we had anticipated.

  • Survey is nearly complete

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    The CSD has received the initial survey segments, including Buttercup court, the gatehouse and PD, and the section of the road toward the curve. We do not yet have the survey data stretching from Cumberland to Buttercup and from the gate to Cummings Valley Rd. Once that information arrives, staff will begin detailed discussions about current gate operation and layout pitfalls and identify areas that can be improved. The goal is to improve security - such as a functional "unauthorized visitor turnaround" - and make the entry experience smoother and safer.

  • Project Updates

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    November 2021

    We have learned that we have a 110-foot right-of-way extending east and south of the gate that may be available for use when relocating the gatehouse and gates. The full width and length of this right-of-way have not been part of prior analysis and planning. If we are able to use this area, we may be able to implement the intended improvements more easily:

    • Improve security by enabling immediate denial of unauthorized entrants, turning them around to exit without first allowing them into the community, and trusting that they will follow instructions
    • Improving traffic lane design for residents and visitors, including a faster and better working automated lane
    • Improved access to the Police Department
    • Improved video monitoring
    • Using technology to streamline fast access or denial during events such as emergencies and snow days
    • More efficient operation, allowing the District to reduce staffing and operational costs
    • Updating and enhancing the aesthetics of the entrance
    • Enhancing property values by increasing security, privacy, and exclusivity

    On November 10, the Board of directors voted proceed with the extended survey.

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