Town of Lodi

Columbia County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Lodi is a jurisdiction in Columbia 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) 617-9834
Email: mpaske@generalengineering.net
Department Site: Town Building Inspector (General Engineering Co.) (opens in a new tab)

Source: tn.lodi.wi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

GEC Online Building Permit Application (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Matt Paske, General Engineering Co.
(alt. staff on this contract: Mark Jankowski)
916 Silver Lake Dr, 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

This is the Town of Lodi -- distinct from the separately-covered City of Lodi, also in Columbia County; do not conflate. Town's own Contact Us page names Matt Paske of General Engineering Co. as the Town Building Inspector, (608) 617-9834, mpaske@generalengineering.net, 916 Silver Lake Dr / PO Box 340, Portage, WI 53901. The DSPS delegated-authority PDF (Town of Lodi, Columbia County, DOA 11022, Delegated) instead names Clerk Kristi McMorris, 608-592-4868, townoflodi@townoflodi.com, and a different General Engineering staffer, Mark Jankowski, 608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net, as inspector -- both individuals appear to work for the same firm (General Engineering Co.) on this contract, and staffing may have changed between the two sources; hedge and confirm current assigned inspector by phone. Zoning permits (required before a town building permit in most cases) are issued jointly with Columbia County Planning & Zoning per the town's site. Town Hall: W10919 County Road V, Lodi, WI 53555.

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 Lodi'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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