Town of Cranmoor
Wood County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Cranmoor is a jurisdiction in Wood 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
- 715-422-1221
- cranmoorclerk@gmail.com
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Fawn Gottschalk, Town Clerk412 Daly Ave
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
HEDGE: Town of Cranmoor does not appear anywhere in either DSPS UDC delegated-municipality PDF (neither the 'Delegated/Opt-Out' list nor the state-inspection-agency list) and, per Wood County's own municipalities page, has no official town website. This suggests its UDC delegation status could not be confirmed (default state/DSPS jurisdiction may apply) — recommend calling to confirm the current permit process and any contracted inspector. Contact info sourced from the official Wood County 2021-2022 County Directory PDF (Town of Cranmoor section), which may not be fully current. Town meets at the Visitor Center at Glacial Lake Cranberries, 2466C County Road D, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495. Town Chairperson: Phil Brown, 715-570-7445, cranmoorkid@yahoo.com.
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 Cranmoor'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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