Facility Projects
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.
Sunflower Fire Station
The Sunflower Fire Station will be 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 will house personnel from the Northwest Consolidated Fire District and Johnson County MED-ACT. It will feature 10 responder bunks, four vehicle apparatus bays, a community room, office spaces and a kitchen.
Timeline: This project is expected to be complete in late 2025.
Health Services Building
The new Health Services Building 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.
Olathe MED-ACT Station
MED-ACT Station 1156 will be 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 will support 2-4 crew members daily, and feature an apparatus bay for ambulances and mobile communications vehicle as well as bunk spaces.
Timeline: This project is expected to be complete in 2025.
Shawnee MED-ACT Station
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.
Lenexa MED-ACT Station
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.
Merriam Plaza Library
The new Merriam Plaza Library replaced the existing Antioch Library, located at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch. The new library is located a few blocks away on the campus of the Merriam Community Center. New amenities include a drive-thru for materials returns and holds pickup, new shelving, an updated Kids and early literacy area and more.
Timeline: This project is complete.