Town of Worden

Clark County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of Worden is a jurisdiction in Clark 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: 715-743-5130

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Unconfirmed — possibly Jean Ketterhagen, Town Clerk (per 2023 election data, may be outdated)
Chairperson (2023 data, may be outdated): Earl Mathison
Referral: Clark County Planning, Zoning & Land Information, 715-743-5130

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

Additional Notes

IMPORTANT HEDGE: Town of Worden does NOT appear anywhere on the Wisconsin DSPS 'Municipalities with Delegated Authority for the UDC' list (checked the full document, all 75 pages) — this suggests the town has neither Delegated nor Opt-Out UDC status, meaning the State of Wisconsin (DSPS) itself may retain direct UDC building-permit jurisdiction here, OR the town's UDC authority could not be located under any name variant. No official Town of Worden website could be found (a beckerassessing.com property-assessment page exists but is not a town government site). A 2023 Ballotpedia summary of Clark County elections names Earl Mathison as Town Board Chairperson and Jean Ketterhagen as Town Clerk with Carmon Stolp as Treasurer — this data is three years old relative to this research (2026) and could not be corroborated with a current phone or email, so it is NOT used as the primary contact and should be treated as a low-confidence, possibly-outdated lead. The phone number given here (715-743-5130) is Clark County's Planning, Zoning & Land Information Department, suggested by county staff as a likely referral point for town building-permit questions — not a confirmed direct line for the Town of Worden itself. Genuinely recommend verifying current officers via the Clark County Clerk's office (715-743-5148) before relying on any of the above.

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 Worden'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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