City of Princeton
Green Lake County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Princeton is a jurisdiction in Green Lake 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Elizabeth (Betsy) Amend, City Administrator/Clerk-TreasurerCity of Princeton
531 South Fulton Street, PO Box 53
Princeton, WI 54968
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
This is the City of Princeton (Green Lake County) — a distinct government from the adjoining Town of Princeton, also in Green Lake County; do not conflate. Generic 'Princeton' web searches can also surface Princeton, New Jersey or Princeton University — verified this record is the Wisconsin city via cityofprincetonwi.com and Wisconsin DSPS's UDC delegated-municipality list (DOA code 24271). Permit questions/applications go to City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer Elizabeth (Betsy) Amend, 920-295-6612, eamend@cityofprincetonwi.com. Field inspections are contracted to Grand Valley Inspections (Markesan, WI), 920-229-6360, gvinspection@gmail.com — the same contract inspector used by the neighboring Town of Princeton. No dedicated online permit portal was found. City Hall: 531 South Fulton Street, PO Box 53, Princeton, WI 54968.
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 — City of Princeton'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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