Town of Marathon

Marathon County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Marathon is a jurisdiction in Marathon 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: 715-443-3082
Department Site: Town Clerk (Kelley Blume); building permits issued via Marathon County Planning & Zoning (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofmarathonwi.gov (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

Kelley Blume, Clerk
Mailing: 225310 County Rd B
Town Hall: 224001 Marathon Rd
Marathon, WI 54448

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

Additional Notes

DSPS UDC delegated-municipality list shows Delegated status but leaves the municipal contact/inspector fields blank. The town's own website directs residents to Marathon County Planning and Zoning (CPZ) at 715-261-6000 for building permits rather than naming a town-level inspector. Clerk Kelley Blume's phone was confirmed via a voter-services election-office directory, but her email was redacted/masked in that source and could not be independently confirmed, so it is left null. IMPORTANT: this is a distinct, unrelated government from the Village of Marathon City, which also sits in Marathon County -- do not conflate the two.

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 Marathon'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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