Only played Richter Park once, and it was about 6 years ago. As a non-resident with a 45 minute drive, I remember thinking "this is nice - maybe a once a year trip." I never made it back. Getting a tee time on the weekend was made very inconvenient for those outside of the town limits.
Wintonbury, while probably not as much of a per $$ value, is the course I'd prefer to play all things being equal. Richter has some holes with great views, but I enjoy the greens at WH much more.
I recall the most bizarre thing about Richter Park being that they were so absorbed with the #1 in CT thing that they ignored the fact that whatever year's rating they were using was outdated. Everything in the clubhouse either said #1 in CT or top 25 in the US, neither of which I think was still valid at the time.
At the end of the day, I like both courses. I just thought the fuss ovr Richter was a little over-played in the area.