Town of Metomen

Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Metomen is a jurisdiction in Fond du Lac 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: 920-229-6360
Department Site: Building Permit Contact (Town of Metomen) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofmetomen.com (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

Sue Leahy — Building Permit Contact
Town Hall, N6971 Hwy 44-49
Ripon, WI 54971

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

Additional Notes

The town's own Forms & Permits page states: 'Contact Sue Leahy at (920) 229-6360 for all Building permits or questions about building permits' — no email published for Leahy. DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities PDF (DOA code 20028, Delegated) instead lists Clerk Cindy Sheskey, 920-291-7743, clsheskey@yahoo.com, as the general municipal contact — but the town's current Contact Us page now names Abi Fenton as Clerk (920-904-7684), indicating turnover since the DSPS listing; treat Sheskey/her email as outdated. Town Hall: N6971 Hwy 44-49, Ripon, WI 54971 (mailing: W12605 Sheldon Rd., Brandon, WI 53919). No online permit portal found.

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 Metomen'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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