Town of Hale
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Hale is a jurisdiction in Trempealeau 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
- 715-694-2113
- townofhale@triwest.net
- Department Site
- Town of Hale Clerk (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
Trempealeau County Dept. of Land Management18600 Hobson Street
Whitehall, WI 54773
Phone: 715-538-2311 ext. 223; UDC inspector believed affiliated with General Engineering Co. (608-742-2169) - unconfirmed
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed 'Delegated' on the WI DSPS Municipalities with Delegated UDC Authority PDF (entry #639, Town of Hale, Trempealeau County (61018)). DSPS lists Clerk Donald Halvorson (715-694-2113, townofhale@triwest.net) and directs the Inspector field to 'See County of Trempealeau' — i.e. UDC inspection is handled through Trempealeau County's Department of Land Management (18600 Hobson Street, Whitehall, WI 54773; 715-538-2311 ext. 223 / 877-538-2311 ext. 223). Web search indicates the county's contracted UDC inspector is affiliated with General Engineering Company, whose general line is 608-742-2169 — this specific affiliation is a moderate-confidence, separately-sourced detail (not itself in the DSPS PDF for this entry) and should be confirmed by calling the county.
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 Hale'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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