Town of Wilson
Lincoln County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 18, 2026
Town of Wilson is a jurisdiction in Lincoln 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
Dave Hilgendorf, UDC Building Inspector715-453-3211 / 715-966-0930
Town Office: N10802 County Road CC, Tomahawk, WI 54487
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
VERIFIED independently as the Town of Wilson in LINCOLN COUNTY. Researched separately from the Dunn, Eau Claire, and Rusk County Towns of Wilson in this same batch; confirmed via distinct DSPS DOA code (35032), distinct clerk contact on the town's own domain, distinct phone number, and a distinct named UDC inspector — no contact information overlaps with the other three Wilson entries. Town's own official site (wilson-lincoln-wi.gov) lists the office at N10802 County Road CC, Tomahawk, WI 54487, phone 715-453-6090, email clerk@wilson-lincoln-wi.gov, open Monday-Thursday 8:00-4:30. DSPS delegated-authority list (Aug 19, 2026) shows Town of Wilson, Lincoln County, DOA 35032, Delegated, but leaves Municipality Contact/Inspector fields blank in the PDF itself. A separate source (Lincoln County building-permit/UDC contact sheet) identifies the town's UDC building inspector as Dave Hilgendorf, reachable at 715-453-3211 or 715-966-0930; an exact email address for him could not be confirmed in plain text — hedge, left null for that field.
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 Wilson'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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