Town of Ellsworth
Pierce County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Ellsworth is a jurisdiction in Pierce 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Tony Feuerhelm, TF Inspection Agency LLCPO Box 58
Ellsworth, WI 54011
(Office: 726 E Highway 12, Suite 105, Hudson, WI 54016)
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Confirmed by both the town's own website and the Wisconsin DSPS UDC delegated-municipality list: effective March 1, 2024, the Town of Ellsworth appointed Tony Feuerhelm Inspection Agency LLC as its building inspector (office 715-386-5410, cell 651-380-8764, tfiagency726@gmail.com; mailing PO Box 58, Ellsworth, WI 54011; physical office 726 E Highway 12, Suite 105, Hudson, WI 54016; website tfinspectionagency.com). Land-use and septic permits go through Pierce County Land Management (715-273-6746). Properties within 1.5 miles of the Village of Ellsworth (extraterritorial zoning) should instead contact the Village of Ellsworth at 715-273-4742. Town Clerk Phyllis Beastrom, 715-273-5847, Town.of.Ellsworth@outlook.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 Ellsworth'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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