Town of Clear Lake

Polk County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Clear Lake is a jurisdiction in Polk 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: 715-948-2189
Email: ejjljohnson@yahoo.com
Department Site: Town Clerk's Office / Building Inspector (Ben Campbell, West Wisconsin Inspection Agency) (opens in a new tab)

Source: polkcountywi.gov (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

Ben Campbell
West Wisconsin Inspection Agency (Building Inspector, Town of Clear Lake)

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Polk County's official Town Officials directory lists Building Inspector Ben Campbell (West Wisconsin Inspection Agency), ben.wwia@gmail.com, 715-556-3136 — matching the Wisconsin DSPS UDC-delegated-municipalities list (Aug 19, 2026). Town Clerk Janelle Johnson (phone/email above) is the town's listed DSPS municipal contact. Town Hall: 375 46th St., Clear Lake, WI 54005; mailing address 209 50th Ave., Clayton, WI 54004 per county directory. Permit processing generally takes 5-10 business days; permits issued Tuesdays and Thursdays. A third-party inspection company's website (REM Inspecting LLC) also referenced 'Town of Clear Lake' but could not be confirmed as this specific town's contracted inspector and may instead pertain to the adjacent Village of Clear Lake. Distinct from Village of Clear Lake (Polk County).

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 Clear Lake'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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