Justice Annex Project

The former Dillon's grocery store at 588 E. Santa Fe in downtown Olathe is undergoing a metamorphosis. Johnson County is renovating the facility to make room for the District Court Trustee's Office and Sheriff's Office administrative personnel (both now in the Courthouse) and the Court Services Office currently located at 119th and Ridgeview. The new 47,580-sq.-ft. "Justice Annex" will ease overcrowding. As part of the project, the fourth floor space being vacated by the District Court Trustee's Office and other Courthouse space will be renovated for future use by the District Attorney's Office and District Courts. The interim plan will improve the operations for several key components in the criminal justice system that are undergoing space pressure, now and in the future, from increasing case loads.

Eldorado Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri is the architectural firm hired to design the project. The Weitz Company of Lenexa, Kansas is the Construction Manager for the project. Renovation is anticipated to start in early August of 2012 and be occupied in February 2013.