Town of Wilson

Rusk County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of Wilson 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: 715-939-9173
Email: towilsonclerk@gmail.com
Department Site: Town Clerk (opens in a new tab)

Source: ruskcounty.org (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

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

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Cindy Fairchild, Town Clerk
PO Box 95
Birchwood, WI 54817
Town Hall: W16097 N. Bucks Lake Rd.

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

Additional Notes

VERIFIED independently as the Town of Wilson in RUSK COUNTY. Researched separately from the Dunn, Eau Claire, and Lincoln County Towns of Wilson in this same batch; confirmed via distinct DSPS DOA code (54048), distinct clerk name, distinct phone number, and distinct email — no contact information overlaps with the other three Wilson entries. Also verified as a separate Rusk County government from the also-Rusk-County Town of Wilkinson (DOA 54044) and Town of Willard (DOA 54046) elsewhere in this batch — three distinct governments with three distinct clerks and contact numbers. DSPS delegated-authority list (Aug 19, 2026) shows Town of Wilson, Rusk County, DOA 54048, Delegated, but leaves Municipality Contact/Inspector fields blank in the PDF. Clerk identified via Rusk County's official township directory as Cindy Fairchild, PO Box 95, Birchwood, WI 54817, Town Hall at W16097 N. Bucks Lake Rd. No named UDC building inspector was found independently — hedge, left null. This Town of Wilson is one of nine Rusk County towns with adopted comprehensive zoning, so a county-coordinated Land Use Permit may also be required alongside the UDC building permit.

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 Wilson'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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