Tahoma School District’s Board of Directors approved a $125 million construction bond measure for the April 26 ballot, according to district spokesman Kevin Patterson.

The driving force behind the bond for district officials is to ensure that students will stay warm, comfortable and safe while in Tahoma

school buildings.

In November, Patterson told the Reporter Tahoma’s enrollment was just shy of 7,400 with projections of an additional 1,700 students by 2020.

And unless the district builds a fifth elementary, adds classroom wings to Tahoma Junior and Tahoma Senior high schools, among other things, there just will not be enough space for the enrollment increase the district anticipates.