Town of Grant
Monroe County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Grant is a jurisdiction in Monroe 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
- 608-269-8939
- Alison.Elliott@co.monroe.wi.us
- Department Site
- Town Board / Monroe County Zoning Department (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
Monroe County Zoning Dept. -- Alison Elliott, Director777 S Black River St, Suite 2, Sparta, WI 54656
Town contact (unconfirmed inspector): (608) 378-4583, togmonroe1899@yahoo.com
3975 County Highway E, Warrens, WI 54666
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT DISAMBIGUATION: this is the Town of Grant in Monroe County, unrelated to the five other Towns of Grant in this list. Township-level contact per Monroe County's own municipalities page: (608) 378-4583, togmonroe1899@yahoo.com, 3975 County Highway E, Warrens, WI 54666. A separate web search surfaced a possibly-outdated/unofficial contact ('Clerk Sandy Lea Wood', 608-378-4196, 3768 Blueberry Rd, Warrens) that could not be cross-verified against an official source -- flagged as unconfirmed, use with caution. The WI DSPS UDC-delegated municipalities list shows this town as delegated but had no captured inspector name for it. Monroe County Zoning Department (Director Alison Elliott, phone/email above, 777 S Black River St Suite 2, Sparta, WI 54656) is the likely point of contact for building/zoning permits affecting unincorporated Monroe County towns; recommend confirming directly whether this town uses the county department or a separate delegated UDC 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 Grant'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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