Chris Walker has been coming here since the landmark Argiro’s Convenience Store was there and is glad to hear what’s ahead.
The funding will be handed down from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which distributes the state’s GOMESA money. Spanish Fort mayor, Mike McMillan said plans have been in the works for some time and it will be good to see those plans transition to reality. That additional property is known as the Shell Bank property. It’s a small cove with gated access on the far east side of the Causeway. McMillan said there isn’t yet a plan for what to do there.