Town of Neenah
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Neenah is a jurisdiction in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Ellen Skerke, Administrator/Clerk/TreasurerTown of Neenah
1600 Breezewood Lane
Neenah, WI 54956
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT: this is the Town of Neenah, a separate and much smaller government from the City of Neenah (see separate record) -- both in Winnebago County; the town's own small-scale info was verified independently rather than borrowed from the city. Confirmed via the DSPS delegated-municipality list (contact: Ellen Skerke, Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer). The town contracts building inspection services to SAFEbuilt (operations contact Dave Hendrix, dhendrix@safebuilt.com; plan review Lisa Held, lheld@safebuilt.com), with permits submitted through SAFEbuilt's 'Community Core' online portal.
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 — Town of Neenah'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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