Town of Jump River

Taylor County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Jump River is a jurisdiction in Taylor 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) 668-5363
Email
clerk@jumpriverwisconsin.com
Department Site
Town Clerk's Office (opens in a new tab)

Source: jumpriverwisconsin.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

Denise Webster, Clerk (unconfirmed)
Town of Jump River
N9024 Beach Dr
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

The town's official website provides a downloadable 'Application for Building Permit' PDF but the document is scanned/image-based and did not yield a named building inspector via text extraction. No dedicated building-inspector name could be confirmed; permit applications appear to route through the Town Clerk (Denise Webster per search results, phone possibly 715-668-5363 or 715-748-1415 — unconfirmed which is current). Mid State Assessment Service (Scott Zillmer, 715-754-2287) appears to be the town's property assessor, not the building inspector — do not conflate the two roles. No online permit portal found.

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 Jump River'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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