City of Mauston

Juneau County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Mauston 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: 608-847-6676
Email: cityadmin@mauston.com
Department Site: City of Mauston Building & Zoning (opens in a new tab)

Source: mauston.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

Randy Reeg, City Clerk/Administrator
City of Mauston, 303 Mansion Street, Mauston, WI 53948
Inspection contractor (unverified contact): General Engineering — Jeremy Phillis, 916 Silver Lake Dr / PO Box 340, Portage, WI

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 WI DSPS UDC delegated-municipality list (City of Mauston, Juneau County, code 29251); municipal contact listed as Randy Reeg, City Clerk, 608-847-6676 x7, cityadmin@mauston.com. The city's own site states building inspection services are contracted through 'General Engineering.' A separate, unverified source names Jeremy Phillis as the inspector, at General Engineering Group, 916 Silver Lake Drive / PO Box 340, Portage, WI — included as a hedge since it was not corroborated on an official city page. Juneau County Zoning Administration (650 Prairie Street, Mauston) is a distinct county-level office for unincorporated areas.

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 Mauston'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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