Town of Lawrence
Rusk County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Lawrence 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Town of Lawrence Town HallW3570 Walrath Rd
Glen Flora, WI 54526
Clerk: Charidy Ludescher, N2587 State Rd 73, Sheldon, WI 54766
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
DISAMBIGUATION: this is the Town of Lawrence in RUSK County (near Ladysmith/Glen Flora), NOT the much larger, more web-visible Town of Lawrence in Brown County (lawrencewi.gov) covered separately above — search results for 'Town of Lawrence Rusk County building permit' repeatedly returned Brown County's lawrencewi.gov content by mistake; none of that was used here. No dedicated official website or building-permit page for this town could be found; the only official source located is Rusk County's own township directory page (ruskcounty.org), which lists elected officials but no building-permit or inspector contact. Wisconsin DSPS's UDC Delegated Municipalities list (line 765) confirms this town holds 'Delegated' UDC authority but leaves both the Municipality Contact and Inspector fields blank. Given this, the Town Clerk, Charidy Ludescher — (715) 668-5210 or (715) 651-6960, cludeschertownclerk@gmail.com — is the best-available point of contact, but this is NOT confirmed as the specific building-permit official. The Rusk County Zoning Office, (715) 532-2156, zoning@ruskcountywi.gov, 311 E. Miner Ave. Suite N110, Ladysmith, WI 54848, handles county-wide zoning/land-use permits but its webpage does not state whether its authority extends to a town with its own UDC delegation. Recommend calling the Town Clerk directly to confirm the current building-permit contact.
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 Lawrence'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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