Town of Gurney
Iron County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Gurney 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
- 715-209-1027
- gurneyclerk@yahoo.com
- Department Site
- Town of Gurney 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
Christina Ofstad, Clerk13831 N Highway 169
Saxon, WI 54559
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
NOT found on the WI DSPS Municipalities with Delegated UDC Authority PDF — no local delegated UDC agent identified, and Iron County itself is not a county-wide delegated agent either. No UDC inspector could be confirmed for this town; recommend contacting the town clerk or Iron County (Clerk's office at 715-561-3375) to confirm current building-permit arrangements. Clerk contact (Christina Ofstad) sourced from the Iron County website's Town of Gurney page.
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 Gurney'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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