Village of Bowler
Shawano County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Bowler is a jurisdiction in Shawano 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
- 715-793-4910
- villageofbowler@frontier.com
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Kerry Breitrick (Clerk/Treasurer)PO Box 68
Bowler, WI 54416
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No dedicated official village website was located; contact info confirmed via the official Shawano County Directory of Public Officials PDF (Village Hall, 107 W. Main St. / PO Box 68, Bowler WI 54416; Clerk/Treasurer Kerry Breitrick). Village of Bowler does NOT appear on the Wisconsin DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list, so a specific named UDC building inspector could not be confirmed from official sources — treat the Village Clerk/Treasurer's office as the building-permit contact pending confirmation of the current inspection arrangement (hedge).
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 Bowler'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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