Why does it appear there are no community centers in Johnson County?

Actually, a good number of municipalities within the County have developed and are operating their own community centers. Following is a list of the cities operating community centers and their locations

De Soto:             De Soto Community Center                        32905 W. 84th St
Gardner:             Gardner Community Center                        128 E. Park
Leawood:            Leawood Community Center                       4800 Town Center Dr.
Lenexa:              Lenexa Community Center                         13420 Oak St.
Merriam:             Irene B. French Community Center              5701 Merriam Dr.
Mission:             Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center        6200 Martway St.
Overland Park:    Matt Ross Community Center                     8101 Marty St.
Overland Park:    Tomahawk Ridge Community Center           11902 Lowell
Prairie Village:     Prairie Village Community Center               7720 Mission Rd.
Roeland Park:     Roeland Park Community Center                4843 Rosewood
Shawnee:           Shawnee Civic Center                                13817 Johnson Dr.
Spring Hill:          Spring Hill Community Center                     613 South Race

The Johnson County Park & Recreation District (JCPRD) currently works cooperatively with several of the municipalities and provides programming at those facilities. Additionally, JCPRD’s master plan calls for monitoring the county’s future community center needs and developing additional facilities as needed, providing funding is available.