Town of Lowville

Columbia County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Lowville is a jurisdiction in Columbia County, Wisconsin, 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: (608) 617-8040
Email: clerk@lowville.wi.gov
Department Site: Town Clerk (opens in a new tab)

Source: lowville.wi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Tammy Gorman, Town Clerk (per third-party sources; not independently confirmed on current town site)
(608) 617-8040, clerk@lowville.wi.gov
Town Hall: W6604 Traut Road, Poynette, WI 53955 (mailing: W7047 Price Road, Poynette, WI 53955)
Chairman: Brad Schack

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

DSPS UDC list: Town of Lowville, Columbia County (DOA 11024), Delegated, but DSPS left the municipal/inspector contact fields blank. Third-party sources (Ballotpedia and prior general search results) name Tammy Gorman as town clerk, but this could not be independently confirmed on the town's current official site (lowville.wi.gov), which shows only a general clerk email and names Brad Schack as Town Chairman - included as a hedge. No UDC building inspector name could be confirmed for this town from any source; Columbia County Planning & Zoning may be a secondary resource for permit forms even though the town itself holds UDC delegation.

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 — Town of Lowville'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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