The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners has taken the first financial step to fund construction of a new Health Services Building.

The county approved the issuance of just over $59 million in lease purchase revenue bonds for the project.

As part of this bond sale, Johnson County Government maintained its coveted AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investor Services…the highest credit rating possible.

The new, integrated Johnson County Health Services Building will bring together services provided by three county departments: Mental Health, Health and Environment, and Aging and Human Services.

The facility will be built near the site of the existing Health Services Building on the county’s Sunset Campus at 119th Street and Ridgeview Road in Olathe. It will replace the Health Services Building and the Olathe Mental Health Center, 1125 W. Spruce St.

The total project cost is estimated at $113.5 million with approximately $93.5 million in debt funding by county bonds. The county will use $20 million in one-time funding for the project. A second bond issue to provide final financing of the new Human Services Building is expected to take place in mid-2026.