Town of Jackson
Adams County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Jackson is a jurisdiction in Adams County, Wisconsin, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Jeremy Phillis (General Engineering, Inspector)608-742-2169
gec@generalengineering.net
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT: This is the Town of Jackson in ADAMS County, unrelated to the Town of Jackson in Burnett County (also in this batch) and unrelated to any Jackson-named municipality in Washington County covered in a separate later batch — verify independently. Delegated UDC authority confirmed via DSPS list (Aug 2026, line 710), which names Candy Pegler as Clerk and states inspection is 'See County of Adams.' County of Adams is separately delegated (list line 189) with confirmed contacts: Dustin Grant, Planning and Zoning Administrator, 608-339-4222, dustin.grant@co.adams.wi.us; inspector Jeremy Phillis (General Engineering - Insp), 608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net. Town mailing address: 3278 W. 5th Court, Oxford, WI 53952.
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 Jackson'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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