Facility Projects

New courthouse building, with tan bricks and glass windows

Facilities Management is working on several major facility projects to support county operations. These projects will benefit both county staff and the public, providing offices and work spaces as well as amenities for visitors to use.

Learn more about facility projects throughout Johnson County, including new buildings, improvements to existing buildings, outdoor public spaces and more.

Rendering of new Health Services Building front circle drive and glass entrance

The new Health Services Center will house the Johnson County Mental Health Center and the Department of Health and Environment under one roof. It also will contain a commercial kitchen to support Aging and Human Services’ nutrition program.

The facility will be approximately 140,000 square feet and built in the county-owned Sunset Drive campus at 119th Street and Ridgeview Road in Olathe. It will replace the Johnson County Mental Health facility and the existing Health Services Building in Olathe.

Timeline: This project is expected to be completed in 2027.

Exterior of Sunflower Fire Station building with three garage doors and front lawn

The Sunflower Fire Station is located south of De Soto off Lexington Avenue near 102nd Street. The nine-acre site is just north of the Panasonic Electric Vehicle Battery Facility currently under construction.

The station houses personnel from the Northwest Consolidated Fire District and Johnson County MED-ACT. It features 10 responder bunks, four vehicle apparatus bays, a community room, office spaces and a kitchen.

You can learn more about the project’s on this website, which features background information on the project, drone footage, photos, activities and more.

Timeline: This project is complete.

Front driveway of Olathe MED-ACT station with three medical vehicles parked

MED-ACT Station 1156 is located in Olathe at Spruce Street and N. Monroe Street, next the Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center.

The new station will improve ambulance coverage and response times to this area of Olathe. It houses one ambulance, one reserve ambulance and one of MED-ACT’s Special Operations Units The building’s design is based on the Shawnee MED-ACT Station 1131.

Timeline: This project is complete.

Ambulance parked outside of new MED-ACT station in Shawnee

MED-ACT Station 1131 is located off Midland Drive and Bell Road in Shawnee. The new station will improve ambulance coverage and response times for the north-central area of Johnson County.

The station supports an emergency medical response crew for 24/7 operations. The approximately 5,400-square-foot facility houses the third ambulance to serve Shawnee, adding to the two existing crew locations that each house an ambulance.

Timeline: This project is complete.

Exterior of new MED-ACT station in Lenexa with car parked in front

MED-ACT Station 1135 is located off Santa Fe Trail Drive and Pflumm Road in Lenexa, adjacent to the North Central Multi-Services Center. A renovated car wash, the new station provides centrally located services in densely populated areas of Lenexa.

The new station features an apparatus bay and vehicle storage, supporting the existing ambulance crew for Medic 1135. It can house up to 11 vehicles (SUVs and ambulances) and has six available bunk spaces.

Timeline: This project is complete.