City of Boscobel

Grant County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

City of Boscobel is a jurisdiction in Grant 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: 608-697-2905
Email: jcopsey@generalengineering.net
Department Site: Building Inspector (Josh Copsey, General Engineering Company, contracted) (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

GEC Community Access Building Permit Application (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Josh Copsey, General Engineering Company
916 Silver Lake Drive, PO Box 340
Portage, WI 53901

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the City's own Contacts page (boscobelwisconsin.com/contacts): Building Inspector is Josh Copsey, General Engineering Company, phone (608) 697-2905, email jcopsey@generalengineering.net; alternate contact through City Hall (608) 375-5001 ext. 104. City Hall: 1006 Wisconsin Avenue, Boscobel, WI 53805, main line 608-375-5001, fax 608-375-4750, hours 7 AM-4 PM Mon-Fri; general permit inquiries email assistant@boscobelwi.us; City Administrator Patricia Smith, cityadmin@boscobelwi.us. Same contracted inspector/firm (GEC, Josh Copsey) also serves the neighboring Village of Bloomington.

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 Boscobel'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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