Town of Dekorra
Columbia County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Dekorra is a jurisdiction in Columbia 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
- (608) 635-2014
- townclerk@dekorra-wi.gov
- Department Site
- Town Building Inspection (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
Holly Priske, Town ClerkTown of Dekorra
W8225 County Road JV
Poynette, WI 53955-8886
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Email confirmed by decoding the town website's Cloudflare-protected contact link (same address used for both the Clerk and Building Inspector contact blocks). Building Inspector named on the town site is Kenneth Fennewald (General Engineering), who reviews/picks up applications on Tuesdays only, listed there at (608) 697-8009 — a different DSPS-listed number for a Kenneth Fennewald in a neighboring Columbia County town shows (608) 745-4070, so confirm the current direct line before relying on it.
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 Dekorra'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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