City of Marion

Shawano County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Marion 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: 715-754-2124
Email: mrogers@cityofmarionwi.gov
Department Site: Building Inspector / City Clerk-Treasurer (opens in a new tab)

Source: cityofmarionwi.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

Randy Backhaus (per WI DSPS, Aug 2026) / John Lust (per city website) — Kunkel Engineering Group
City Hall, 217 N. Main Street
Marion, WI 54950-0127

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 well-known City of Marion (Shawano County, actually spans multiple counties per DOA code) — distinct from the three unrelated Towns of Marion (Grant/Juneau/Waushara); care was taken not to let this city's prominent info bleed into those town records. Conflicting building-inspector identity found: the city's own website (cityofmarionwi.gov/building-inspector) names John Lust (Kunkel Engineering Group), 920-210-6351, jlust@kunkelengineering.com; WI DSPS's Aug 19, 2026 delegated-municipality list instead names Randy Backhaus (Kunkel Engineering Group), 920-210-3125, rbackhaus@geo-logic.com. Same engineering firm, different individuals/phones/emails — likely a staffing change with one source outdated; confirm current assignment by phone before relying on either. City Clerk-Treasurer is Mary Rogers per DSPS.

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 Marion'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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