Town of Lincoln

Monroe County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Lincoln is a jurisdiction in Monroe 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
608-343-7168
Email
townoflincoln@gmail.com
Department Site
Town Clerk's Office (building inspections for projects $50,000+ reportedly contracted to General Engineering Co.; specific assigned inspector unconfirmed) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townoflincoln.net (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

Lynda Callaway, Town Clerk (also listed as Lynda Krog in one source)
Town of Lincoln (Monroe County)
PO Box 98
Warrens, WI 54666

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

Additional Notes

MONROE COUNTY Town of Lincoln, independently verified via the town's own official site (townoflincoln.net). The site states residential dwellings with construction expense of $50,000+ are subject to inspections by the town's Building Inspector and that the town has contracted with General Engineering Company for this, but no town-specific inspector name, direct phone, or email could be independently confirmed -- General Engineering Co.'s general line (608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net) is shared across many unrelated WI municipalities and is given only as an unconfirmed lead, not a verified direct contact for this town. The WI DSPS UDC delegation list (Aug 2026) has no separate municipal/inspector contact on file for this entry either. Town Clerk name appears as 'Lynda Callaway' in most sources and as 'Lynda Krog' in at least one more recent listing -- possibly a name change; hedge noted. Mailing: PO Box 98, Warrens, WI 54666. Driveway permits onto county/state highways route to the Monroe County Highway Dept, 608-269-8740.

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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