1. What is Spanish Cove?
Established in 1974, Spanish Cove is a covenant restricted community with more than 600 acres located in Lower Alabama just west of Pensacola, FL on Perdido Bay. Three distinct areas offer three different styles of housing, Recreational Vehicle, Manufactured Home and conventional "stick-built" homes. Most of the residents are full-time, but some still travel to "summer homes"; many count Spanish Cove as their "home base" and travel to and fro throughout the year.

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2. What does P.O.A.S.C. stand for?
Property Owners Association of Spanish Cove.

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3. What are Covenants?
Covenants are regulations and restrictions on land use. In an incorporated community they would be comparable to Zoning Laws.

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4. Who takes care of the roads and other amenities?
The Property Owners Association of Spanish Cove is an Alabama Non-Profit Corporation established in 1991 under the Alabama State Statutes. A 12-member Board of Directors sets policy and a full-time Operations Manager and a staff of full-time and part-time men and women take care of the day-to-day clerical, financial and maintenance responsibilities.

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5. Is Spanish Cove a gated community?
No, but there is a 24-hour security patrol.

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6. What are the demographics of Spanish Cove?
Most of the residents of Spanish Cove are senior citizens. The retirees have moved from just about every state in the Union. Many are retired Military and enjoy the benefits afforded by the Pensacola Naval Base, including medical and commissary. However there are a number of families with children living in and enjoying the community as well.

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7. How are utilities handled in Spanish Cove?
Spanish Cove has central water and sewer, telephone and internet service, cable, electricity, county garbage service, and its own weekly yard debris pick up.

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8. Where will I find medical services?
About 12 miles east or west of Spanish Cove you will find physicians covering virtually every medical specialty, with many top-rated hospitals. There are two excellent general practice physicians with offices in Lillian, where Spanish Cove is located. Dental services are also available in Lillian and in surrounding areas.

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9. I’m retired, what will I do all day?
It’s not a problem in Spanish Cove to keep yourself busy. There are activities to interest one and all, including art classes, boating, bridge, golf, tennis, shuffleboard, horseshoes, swimming, fishing, bible study, line dancing, exercise groups, mixed Barbershop singing, bingo, book club, ballroom dancing, social evenings, monthly coffees, trips to the Casinos in Biloxi, and that’s just a few of our favorite things.

Many of our residents volunteer at local churches, hospitals and the Naval Air Museum. Others volunteer to serve on the Board of Directors and serve on the various committees here in Spanish Cove, such as Activities, Rules and Communications, etc. There is something for everyone in Spanish Cove.

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10. How much are the Homeowners Association fees?
Currently they are $144.00 per quarter as of April 1, 2008.

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11. What do the Homeowners Association fees pay for?
Two clubhouses; paid P.O.A.S.C. staff for management, office, maintenance and activities; common grounds maintenance, a 24 hour security patrol; maintenance of all amenities such as tennis, shuffleboard, horseshoe & volleyball courts, fishing pier, beach & picnic area, swimming pool that is covered & heated in the winter; and private, paved streets.


12. What is the street address of the P.O.A.S.C. office?
2129 Clubhouse Dr. , Lillian, AL 36549

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13. Does Spanish Cove have a library?
The Baldwin County Co-Op Library On Wheels (Bookmobile) makes a stop on alternate Tuesday afternoons in the parking lot of the Clubhouse. The library on wheels carries hardback and paperback books, books on tape, and videos. The staff can take orders for books and bring them on their next visit to the Cove.

The Lillian-Perdido Bay Library in Lillian is staffed by volunteers and carries an ever growing inventory of books, books on tape, and video movies. Spanish Cove residents are also eligible to use the even larger public library in the City of Foley. In nearby Florida, the Escambia County Library main branch is in downtown Pensacola.

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14. What level of government serves Spanish Cove?
The Cove is located in an unincorporated part of Baldwin County. The county seat is in the City of Bay Minette. A satellite branch of the County Courthouse is located in the City of Foley.

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15. What is the Spanish Cove "Care Force"?
The Spanish Cove Care Force is a group of volunteers that others in the Cove can count on to provide wheelchairs, canes, crutches, bed pans, cribs, highchairs, etc. donated by those who no longer need them at no charge. The Care Force volunteers have also set up a communication system whereby callers can be given the phone numbers of other residents who have expressed an interest in helping with specific problems. Several Careforce volunteers make daily phone calls, as part of an activity called "Telecare", to make sure that individuals who live alone are greeted each morning with a cheery voice that lets them know someone cares. "Meals on Wheels" are available to anyone for a reasonable monthly cost. Careforce is sanctioned by the Property Owners Association, but is financially independent of it.

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