Town of Carey
Iron County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Carey is a jurisdiction in Iron 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
- 715-360-3692
- clerktownofcarey@gmail.com
- Department Site
- Town of Carey Clerk (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
Courtney MaslankaClerk, Town of Carey
12005N Hakala Rd
Hurley, WI 54534
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
No dedicated building-permit or UDC-inspector page was found for this town; the Town Clerk is the starting contact. This town does not appear in the Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegated-municipalities list (Aug 2026), suggesting it lacks its own UDC delegation -- building-permit/inspection authority for non-delegated Wisconsin towns typically defaults to a delegated county or to DSPS directly. Iron County's general Clerk's Office is at 300 Taconite Street, Hurley, WI 54534, 715-561-3375, but a specific Iron County building/zoning department contact was not confirmed in this research; flagged as a hedge.
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 Carey'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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