Town of Summit

Juneau County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Summit is a jurisdiction in Juneau 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: 608-985-7106
Department Site: Town Clerk / Building Inspector (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofsummit.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

Tammy Miller, Town Clerk
Jeremy Phillis, Building/Dwelling Inspector
N1025 Hwy 58
Mauston, WI 53948

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

Additional Notes

One of THREE unrelated Towns of Summit in Wisconsin (also Douglas and Langlade counties), plus an unrelated Village of Summit in Waukesha County — this record verified independently via townofsummit.com, whose Town Hall address (N1025 Hwy 58, Mauston, WI) places it in Juneau County, distinct from the other three. Clerk: Tammy Miller (608-985-7106). Building permit/new-dwelling inspection contact: Jeremy Phillis, 608-697-7807. No clerk/inspector email was found on official sources. Note: the site's SSL certificate did not match its hostname at time of research (browser cert-mismatch warning); content was confirmed via search-engine cache rather than a direct successful fetch, so treat with slightly more caution than sources reached directly.

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 Summit'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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