Town of Mount Hope

Grant County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Mount Hope is a jurisdiction in Grant 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: 608-485-1296
Email: mthopetown@gmail.com

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Tom Keeney, Chairperson
608-988-6190 / tkeeney@tds.net
Crystal Krachey, Clerk — 608-485-1296 / mthopetown@gmail.com
12641 County Road J, Mount Hope, WI 53816

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

Additional Notes

IMPORTANT domain-collision warning: the domain townofmounthope.org, which surfaces prominently in search results as 'Town of Mount Hope,' is actually the Town of Mount Hope in Orange County, NEW YORK (845 area code) — confirmed by its own contact page — NOT this Grant County, Wisconsin town. That domain was excluded as a source. No official website was found for this Wisconsin town. Not on DSPS's UDC-delegation PDF; no dedicated building inspector identified — likely a self-arranged, state-certified inspector per project, not confirmed. Contact info sourced from Grant County's own official 2026-2028 County Directory PDF (co.grant.wi.gov), a primary government source. Chairperson: Tom Keeney (608-988-6190, tkeeney@tds.net); Clerk: Crystal Krachey (608-485-1296, mthopetown@gmail.com); Treasurer: Sharon Wood (608-988-4600); Town Shop: 12641 County Road J, Mount Hope, WI 53816. Distinct from the Village of Mount Hope (also Grant County) — verified separately.

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 Mount Hope'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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