Town of Wyocena

Columbia County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of Wyocena 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: 920-992-6119
Department Site: Town Office / Ken Fennewald (General Engineering, UDC inspector) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofwyocena.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

Ken Fennewald, General Engineering (UDC Inspector)
608-697-8009
Town Office: 119 N Washington
Wyocena, WI 53969

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

Additional Notes

VERIFIED as a separate government from the VILLAGE of Wyocena (also Columbia County, a distinct entry in this same batch) — confirmed via separate DSPS DOA codes and separate official websites. DSPS delegated-authority list (line 1365) confirms Town of Wyocena, Columbia County (DOA 11042), Delegated status, but leaves Municipality Contact and Inspector fields blank in the PDF. The town's own website (townofwyocena.com) confirms: Town Office phone 920-992-6119 (note: a Winnebago-area code rather than Columbia County's usual 608 — unusual but as-published, hedge), fax 608-429-4430, address 119 N Washington, Wyocena, WI 53969 (with an additional office at N5366 West Hill Road, Rio, WI 53960). The site states the Town contracts with General Engineering for building inspections/permits, naming Ken Fennewald, phone 608-697-8009 — his email is displayed behind anti-scraping obfuscation and could not be confirmed in plain text (General Engineering's general inspection email elsewhere in DSPS records is gec@generalengineering.net, but that address was not specifically confirmed for Fennewald) — hedge, left null. No named town clerk was confirmed in plain text.

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 Wyocena'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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