The $24 million replacement of Linwood Elementary School just north of Spokane city limits was issued its first commercial building permits by the county.

The construction of the new 76,000-square-foot building at, 906 W. Weile Road is financed by a 2014 bond measure that was supported by nearly 70 percent of voters.

Linwood opened in 1957 and currently serves about 500 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The new structure will increase capacity to 625 and will be built while the existing facility remains in operation. Work is expected to be completed by August 2019.

Other projects financed through that $145 million bond measure include Franklin Elementary School modernization and addition, upgrades at Adams Elementary, Wilson Elementary School classroom addition, Shaw Middle School replacement, property purchases, districtwide facility projects, technology upgrades, and safety and security improvements.

The Linwood project was designed by Integrus Architecture, of Spokane.