Town of Lincoln
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Lincoln is a jurisdiction in Trempealeau 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Sharon Sosalla, Town ClerkTown of Lincoln (Trempealeau County)
W20774 State Road 121
Whitehall, WI 54773
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY Town of Lincoln, independently verified via the county's own town page (co.trempealeau.wi.us/town_of_lincoln) and the WI DSPS UDC delegation list (Aug 2026), which lists this town's inspector field as 'See County of Trempealeau.' Permits can be emailed to cathy.nelson@co.trempealeau.wi.us or mark.carlson@co.trempealeau.wi.us at the Dept. of Land Management, PO Box 67, Whitehall, WI 54773. Town Clerk Sharon Sosalla, 715-985-3038, confirmed on both sources; her email appears as tlincoln@triwest.net in the DSPS list and as tlincoln@tcc.coop on the county's town page -- possibly reflecting an ISP/domain change, hedge noted. Town mailing address: W20774 State Road 121, Whitehall, WI 54773. Town Treasurer Valerie Pronschinski is a separate contact (715-985-2595, N36690 Gierok Rd, Independence, WI 54747).
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 Lincoln'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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