Permit Contacts

All Newfield Township permits can be obtained from North Country Inspection Services.

Organization Official Phone Number
County Building Inspector Randy Miller (231) 873-5355
(231) 742-0118
Grant Township Building Inspector Mike Harris (231) 301-9129
County Electrical Inspector Randy Neuman (231) 873-5355
(231) 301-0025
District Health Department #10 (231) 873-2193
 State of Michigan Burn Permits
(866) 922-BURN
Environmental Sanitarian
(231) 873-2193
Soil Conservation (231) 861-4967
Equalization Department (231) 873-4609
Drain Commissioner – Soil Erosion (231) 873-3887
Road Commission (231) 873-4226
White River/Pere Marquette River Steve Sutton (517) 241-9049
Shoreline Protection/Critical Dune Permit Josh Crane (cranej3@michigan.gov) (616) 204-1752
Inland Lakes and Streams/Wetland Protection Josh Crane (cranej3@michigan.gov) (616) 204-1752
Flood Plain Matt Occhipinti (occhipintim@michigan.gov) (616) 204-1708
Migrant Inspector Steve Wagstaff (231) 373-4299
DEQ Demo  Jeremy Brown (517) 599-7825
North Country Inspection Services (231) 224-3960

Township Phone Numbers

Municipality Official Phone Number
Benona Township Sara Bizon (231) 301-8045 Wednesdays
Claybanks Township Sara Bizon (231) 301-8045 Before 6 PM
Crystal Township Ron Smith (231) 742-1313
Elbridge Township Lance VanSickle (231) 873-7164
Ferry Township Milton Kreigh (616) 262-0236
Golden Township Rob Draper (231) 873-4413
Grant Township Mike Harris (231) 301-9129
Greenwood Township Rick Mansfield (231) 854-1681
Hart City City Manager (231) 873-2488
Hart Township Jay McGhan (231) 873-5817
Hesperia Village  *See below (231) 854-6205
New Era Village Roy Strait (231) 861-5186
Newfield Township Steve Micklin (231) 301-0181
Otto Township Walter Brimmer (616) 890-6863
Pentwater Township Keith Edwards (231) 869-6231
Pentwater Village Kate Anderson (231) 869-8301
Rothbury Village Mike Harris (231) 894-2920
Shelby Township Bill Glover (231) 861-5253
Shelby Village (231) 861-4400 ext. 3
Weare Township Andrew Clark (231) 923-2584

North Country Inspection Services

Department Official Phone Number
Building Duane Cruzan (231) 224-3960
Electrical Maurie Van Nevel/Don Strohpaul (231) 224-3961
(231) 224-3292
Plumbing Fred Inman (231) 224-3848
Mechanical Fred Inman/Greg Streichhirsch (231) 224-3848
(231) 224-3861