Town of Hunter
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Hunter is a jurisdiction in Sawyer 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.
Contact
- Phone
- 715-462-3957
- Department Site
- Town Clerk (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
Town Hall: 9316 N County Road CC, Hayward, WI 54843; office hours Mondays 9:00am-12:00 noon only. A web search identified the Town Clerk as Patty Swaffield, but this was not independently verified on an official town document, so it is included here only as a hedge -- call to confirm. The Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegated municipality list (Sept 2026) confirms this town as UDC-delegated (entry 700) but leaves its contact/inspector fields blank, so no named building inspector could be confirmed. Sawyer County Zoning and Conservation Dept (which reviews land-use/zoning applications generally in the county) may also be relevant to a given project -- call the town first to determine the current building-inspection arrangement.
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 Hunter'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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