Shoreline School District bond close to passing

The Shoreline School District bond measure on the Feb. 14 ballot appeared to be headed for passage after the first returns came Tuesday night.

Tuesday night returns showed a 72.8 percent approval rate, far ahead of the required 60 percent

Ballots counted through Tuesday totaled 14,181, close to the required 16,002, with balllots mailed Tuesday and some balllots left in drop boxes still to be counted.

The measure would pay to rebuild three schools and to build a new early learning center.