Town of Turtle Lake

Barron County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of Turtle Lake is a jurisdiction in Barron 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: 715-497-3458
Email: udc@reminspecting.com
Department Site: Town Clerk — Kathryn Steffen / UDC Inspector Daniel Kegley (REM Inspecting LLC) (opens in a new tab)

Source: reminspecting.com (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

Daniel Kegley / Nick Livingston
REM Inspecting LLC
PO Box 52
Clear Lake, WI 54005

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

Additional Notes

Town of Turtle Lake, Barron County — a separate government from the Village of Turtle Lake (also in this batch; distinct clerk, distinct inspector, no shared phone/email confirmed). No independent town website found. WI DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list names the Town Clerk as Kathryn Steffen, (715) 357-0045, turtlelaketownship@yahoo.com, as municipal contact of record. Independently, REM Inspecting LLC's own site (reminspecting.com) confirms it holds the UDC building-inspection contract for the Town of Turtle Lake, with inspectors Daniel Kegley and Nick Livingston, phone (715) 497-3458, office at 418 3rd Ave / PO Box 52, Clear Lake, WI 54005; email per the WI DSPS list's REM Inspecting entries (udc@reminspecting.com). Both clerk and inspector contacts are given since it is unclear which is the primary permit-issuing point of contact — a web search caution flagged possible confusion with the unrelated Town of Turtle (Rock County); verified these are distinct entities with no overlapping contact info.

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 Turtle Lake'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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