Village of Minong

Washburn County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Minong is a jurisdiction in Washburn 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.

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Steven J. Boss (UDC inspector) / Wayne Miller (Village Building Inspector)
Boss Inspection
10480 N. Red Pine Ln, Hayward, WI 54843

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

Additional Notes

Village Building Inspector is Wayne Miller, 715-733-0630, per the Village's own Licenses & Permits page; no email address is published for him. That page separately lists a UDC-Building Inspector, Steven J. Boss, 10480 N. Red Pine Ln, Hayward, WI 54843, contracted for new dwellings/foundations/alterations to dwellings built after June 1, 1980. The Village's own DSPS UDC-delegated-authority list entry has blank municipal/inspector contact fields (state list not current for this row) -- verify directly with the Village office (123 5th Ave, Minong, WI 54859, hours 9am-3pm) before relying on this. Distinct from the separate Town of Minong government in the same county.

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 Minong'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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