Village of Poynette

Columbia County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Poynette 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: 608-635-2122
Email: mshanks@poynette-wi.gov
Department Site: Village of Poynette Building Inspection (contracted: General Engineering Company) (opens in a new tab)

Source: poynette-wi.gov (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

Martin Shanks, Village Administrator
Village of Poynette
106 S Main Street, PO Box 95
Poynette, WI 53955

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the Village of Poynette website and the WI DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list (Aug 19, 2026), which names Village Administrator Martin Shanks (608-635-2122, mshanks@poynette-wi.gov) as the municipal UDC contact; no individual inspector is named on the DSPS line. The Village site states building inspection is contracted through General Engineering Company (Portage, WI), on site at Village Hall Tuesday mornings or by appointment. An 'Online Building Permit Application' is referenced on the Village site but its working URL could not be confirmed.

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 — Village of Poynette'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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