Village of Carney
Menominee County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Carney is a jurisdiction in Menominee County, Michigan, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- (906) 639-2292
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Village of Carney302 G18 West
Carney, MI 49812
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No official government (.gov/.us) or dedicated village website could be located for the Village of Carney -- only a Facebook page (facebook.com/villageofcarney) and a listing on Menominee County's own official site (menomineecountymi.gov) showing village officials and phone numbers. Per that same official county source, Menominee County has a Building Codes/Inspection department (Inspector Todd Rye, 906-290-2021, S904 US HWY 41, Stephenson, MI 49887), which plausibly serves the Village of Carney as it does other small Menominee County municipalities, but the county page did not explicitly list Carney as a served jurisdiction, so this is an unconfirmed hedge rather than a stated fact. Village hall address/phone above sourced from a third-party listing (hometownlocator.com), not an official source, and should be treated as unconfirmed.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Village of Carney's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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