If Regional staff is not available to do it, I would think that The Port of Grays harbor could find a local resident in Montesano who could open the gate early and lock it at night for a small salary (retiree?). There are ways to do it but it seems that the Port is just not interested in having it open. Maybe open from Oct.1 (start of salmon season) to the end of winter (if there is a winter steelhead season) and then close the Landing in the summer months when most of the problems are most likely to happen.