Town of Guenther

Marathon County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Guenther is a jurisdiction in Marathon 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

Email: clerk@tn.guenther.wi.gov
Department Site: Town of Guenther Clerk (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofguenther.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

Town of Guenther Town Hall
201933 County Rd X
Mosinee, WI 54455

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

Additional Notes

NOT found on the WI DSPS Municipalities with Delegated UDC Authority PDF. Marathon County's municipality reference indicates the Town of Guenther administers its own (town) zoning rather than using county zoning, suggesting the town may self-administer building/zoning permitting, but no specific UDC inspector could be confirmed. No clerk name or phone number could be verified — the town website lists only the clerk email above and a town hall address of 201933 County Rd X, Mosinee, WI 54455. IMPORTANT: the DSPS PDF's entry for the unrelated Town of Hampden (Columbia County, entry #647) happens to list a clerk named 'Diane Guenther' — that is a different person in a different, unrelated municipality and should not be confused with this Town of Guenther (Marathon County).

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 Guenther'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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