City of New Lisbon

Juneau County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of New Lisbon is a jurisdiction in Juneau 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.

Contact

Phone: 608-562-5213
Email: nlclerk@mwt.net
Department Site: City Clerk (Lisa Vinz) / Building Inspector (contracted -- General Engineering Co.) (opens in a new tab)

Source: cityofnewlisbon.com (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

GEC Online Building Permit Application (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Jeremy Phillis, Building Inspector
General Engineering Company (GEC)
608-697-7807 (direct) / 608-742-2169 (GEC main)
gec@generalengineering.net

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

Additional Notes

Per WI DSPS's current UDC-delegated-authority list (line 116, DOA code 29261), City Clerk Lisa Vinz (608-562-5213, nlclerk@mwt.net) is the listed municipal contact; no certified-inspector name is given on that DSPS record. Per the City's own website, the City contracts with General Engineering Company for building inspections/permits, and the inspector is named as Jeremy Phillis, reachable at 608-697-7807 (a different, more direct number than GEC's general 608-742-2169 line used elsewhere). City address: PO Box 218, 232 W. Pleasant Street, New Lisbon, WI 53950.

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 New Lisbon'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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