Town of Grow
Rusk County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Grow is a jurisdiction in Rusk 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
- 715-403-0798
- townofgrowclerk@gmail.com
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Steffani Unterschuetz, ClerkW6126 Hraban Road
Tony, WI 54563
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
NOT found on the WI DSPS Municipalities with Delegated UDC Authority PDF — no local delegated UDC agent identified. Rusk County Zoning Department (311 Miner Ave East, Ladysmith, WI 54848) handles land-use permits for zoned townships including Grow, and a UDC building permit is separately required from the town's UDC inspector per Rusk County's guidance, but no specific inspector name/contact could be confirmed for this town. Clerk Steffani Unterschuetz's contact was found via web search, not an official town website (none found). Recommend calling the clerk or Rusk County Zoning (part of the general county contact) to confirm current UDC inspector.
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 Grow'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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