Village of Necedah

Juneau County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Necedah is a jurisdiction in Juneau 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.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Jeremy Phillis, Building Inspector
General Engineering Company (Insp.)
608-742-2169
gec@generalengineering.net

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 Village of Necedah, a distinct government from the Town of Necedah (see separate record) -- both in Juneau County, verified separately per project instructions. Confirmed via the DSPS delegated-municipality list (contact: Roger Herried, Administrator; inspector: Jeremy Phillis, General Engineering - Insp, 608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net). NOTE: a third-party permit-fee aggregator (bldgpermit.com) instead lists 'Lakeside Inspections' (608-387-0121) as the 1&2-family inspector for this village -- likely stale/outdated. The more current DSPS delegated-agent record is treated as authoritative here, but the discrepancy is flagged per project convention rather than silently dropped.

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 — Village of Necedah'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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