Airport Commission

 

R. Lee Metcalfe, Executive Director

One New Century Parkway

New Century, Kansas 66031

(913) 782-5338

(913) 782-1775 (FAX)

 

The Airport Commission operates a system of air transportation facilities serving the aviation needs of the region and contributes to the economic vitality and quality of life in Johnson County.

Developmental Supports

 

Maury Thompson, Executive Director

10501 Lackman Road

Lenexa, Kansas 66219

(913) 492-6161

(913) 492-5171 (FAX)

 

The Developmental Supports Agency builds and coordinates resources to meet the needs and enhance the lives of persons with developmental disabilities and their families. The Agency also acts as the County’s Community Developmental Disabilities Organization.

Environmental Department

 

Cindy Kemper, Director

11811 South Sunset Drive, Suite 2700

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(913) 715-6900

(913) 715-6970 (FAX)

 

The Environmental Department assists in the protection of the health, welfare, and environmental of the community through programs and activities that monitor, control, and/or eliminate harmful and potentially harmful environmental factors.

Extension Council

 

Rick Miller, Director

11811 South Sunset Drive, Suite 1500

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(913) 715-7000

(913) 715-7005 (FAX)

 

The Johnson County K-State Research and Extension Council provides research-based education to help people apply knowledge and life skills to make informed decisions in the areas of agriculture industry competitiveness; food, nutrition and safety; natural resources and environmental management; and youth, family and community development.

Human Services

 

Deborah Collins, Director

11811 South Sunset Drive, Suite 1300

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(913) 715-8800

(913) 715-8825 (FAX)

 

Human Services provides essential human services as a community safety net for the highly vulnerable populations, targeting in particular older adults and senior citizens, people with disabilities, and low-income families in order to support the independence, dignity, and self-sufficiency of the same. These programs receive federal, state, local, and private funding and include housing assistance, case management, in-home services, Meals on Wheels, and emergency assistance. The Department also offers a variety of services to the deaf and hard of hearing community and those with hearing disabilities.

Infrastructure & Transportation

 

Mac Andrew, Director

1800 West 56 Highway

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(913) 782-2640

(913) 715-2453 (FAX)

 

The Infrastructure and Transportation Department is responsible for Public Works, administration of both the CARS program and the SMAC program with the philosophy/goal to develop and maintain safe, integrated infrastructure systems in Johnson County.

CARS is the County Assistance Road System program that promotes interlocal cooperation between the County and the cities for planning, construction, and maintenance of streets county wide to assure an adequate, safe and integrated transportation network.
The Stormwater Management Program for Johnson County promotes interlocal cooperation between the counties and the cities for planning, design, construction and maintenance of storm water conveyance systems to assure an adequate, safe, and integrated storm drainage network throughout the County and neighboring communities via the SMAC (Stormwater Management Advisory Council).
Road Maintenance maintains the rural road and bridge infrastructure and provides a roadway environment that is safe and efficient for the citizens of Johnson County.
Road and Bridge Construction improves road safety and accommodates traffic growth by upgrading roads, eliminating hazardous locations and replacing substandard bridges and culverts.
Planning and Mapping provides surveying information and maintains the county survey control network, reviews subdivision plats, performs transportation studies and manages the federal aid projects.  The County Arterial Road Network Plan (CARNP) preserves capacity on our existing road network by assuring land use and access locations along the rural roads will be suitable when the rural area urbanizes.
Noxious Weeds assists in the control of Noxious Weeds through roadside spraying, educational programs, public information and sale of chemicals.

Transit Department

 

Alice Amrein, Director

1701 West 56 Highway

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(913) 782-2210

(913) 768-1817 (FAX)

 

Operated under the Infrastructure and Transportation Department, the Transit Division continues to implement countywide public transportation that compliments the metropolitan transportation network.

The JO is a commuter express service that operates eighteen routes throughout Johnson County during morning and afternoon rush hours, many of which have routes that originate in or have destinations to Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, and the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.
The JO-Special Edition provides low-cost, curb-to-curb transportation to elderly and disabled citizens of Johnson County.
SWIFT - Sheltered Workshop Industrial Fixed Transit provides curb-to-curb service from consumer's homes to the Johnson County Developmental Supports work site.
I-35 Fixed Guideway Project seeks to plan and develop the best public transportation method for improving traffic in the I-35 corridor.

Mental Health

 

David Wiebe, Executive Director

1125 Spruce

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(913) 782-2100

(913) 782-1186 (FAX)

 

The Mental Health Center strives to improve the mental health and quality of life for Johnson County and to provide relief, support, and assistance to those individuals with mental illnesses through the provision of tailored services and support.

Public Health

 

Lougene Marsh, Director

11875 South Sunset Drive, Suite 300

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(913) 894-2525

(913) 477-8048 (FAX)

 

The Public Health Department promotes health education and training and community wellness, assists in the control and prevention of public illness and communicable disease, and provides targeted population-based primary care assistance and public health services.

Wastewater Department

 

John P. O'Neil, Administrator

11811 South Sunset Drive, Suite 2500

Olathe, Kansas 66061

(913) 715-8500

(913) 715-8501 (FAX)

 

The Wastewater Department provides comprehensive, countywide collection, treatment, and disposal services for the environmentally-safe handling and management of wastewater thereby eliminating disease-causing bacteria and protecting the environment for human and aquatic life.