Town of Menominee
Menominee County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Menominee is a jurisdiction in Menominee 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.
Contact
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Jeremy Johnson — Zoning Administrator, Menominee County3270 Courthouse Lane / PO Box 279
Keshena, WI 54135-0279
715-799-5710
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
WI DSPS delegated-municipality list confirms Town of Menominee (Menominee County, DOA 72001) as UDC-delegated (line 874) but leaves the municipal-contact/inspector fields blank in the current PDF — this is the genuine same-name-same-county case flagged for this batch (the town's name matches its county's name; it is largely coextensive with the Menominee Indian Reservation). In practice, building/zoning administration runs largely through Menominee County government: Town Clerk is Misty Wayka (715-799-3311, W3269 Courthouse Lane, Keshena, WI 54135); county-level Building & Zoning contact is Jeremy Johnson, Zoning Administrator (715-799-5710, 3270 Courthouse Lane / PO Box 279, Keshena, WI 54135-0279). General web search indicates Menominee County participates in the statewide DSPS eSLA online permit system (esla.wi.gov), though this was not independently confirmed on the county's own site in this pass — treat as a hedge. Unrelated to Menomonee Falls (Waukesha County) or Menomonie (Dunn County) despite similar spelling/pronunciation — do not conflate; verified separately below.
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 Menominee'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.