Jay Senter
Jay Senter
Mission
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Johnson County names new Mission transit center after Westwood Hills mayor Roth

A bus rolled into the new Mission transit center on its first day of operation earlier this month.

Recently deceased former Westwood Hills mayor E. Allen Roth‘s name — and contributions to Johnson County’s transit infrastructure and planning — won’t soon be forgotten.

Allen Roth
The county announced Thursday that it would be naming its new transit center at 5251 Johnson Drive in Mission after Roth, who was a longtime member of the Johnson County Transportation County.

The county has scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication of the new E. Allen Roth Transit Center for 8:30 a.m. this coming Monday, July 1.

Roth served as mayor of Westwood Hills for 14 years, and was involved in the Johnson and Wyandotte Counties Council of Mayors, the Northeast Mayors Council, the Johnson County Charter Commission and the Mid-America Regional Council’s Total Transportation Council.

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About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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