Town of Sarona

Washburn County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Sarona is a jurisdiction in Washburn 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: 715-520-0666
Email: whiteoakacres7@gmail.com
Department Site: Town of Sarona Clerk's Office (opens in a new tab)

Source: co.washburn.wi.us (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

Jacob West, Town Clerk (role/name unconfirmed)
W5268 Catholic Ln, Sarona, WI 54870

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

Additional Notes

HEDGE: no dedicated Town of Sarona website was found; contact info below is sourced from the Washburn County Clerk's Office 2025 municipal directory PDF, whose tabular layout was difficult to parse with certainty. Town Hall: W5308 Ripley Rd, Sarona, WI 54870 (no town hall phone listed). Directory lists 'Clerk: Jacob West' with the phone/email above, but a separate web search surfaced a different person, Victoria ('Vicki') Lombard, (715) 469-3645, also associated with this town (possibly Treasurer or Assessor) — the exact role split could not be fully disambiguated from the source formatting. Washburn County issues Land Use Permits (715-468-4690, zoning@co.washburn.wi.us); UDC/building permits are issued via a town-hired UDC inspector, but no specific inspector for Sarona could be confirmed — DSPS's UDC-delegated list (Aug 19 2026 ed.) confirms delegation but publishes no contact for this town. Recommend calling the town directly to confirm current clerk and inspector.

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 Sarona'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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