Town of Bear Creek
Sauk County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Bear Creek is a jurisdiction in Sauk 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
Sheila Carver, Town ClerkTown of Bear Creek (Sauk County)
E3892 Marble Quarry Road
Plain, WI 53577
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT jurisdiction-mismatch caution: the domain townofbearcreek.org belongs to a DIFFERENT Town of Bear Creek, in Waupaca County (Clerk Theresa Huss) -- NOT this Sauk County town. This entry is sourced only from the town's actual Sauk County site, bearcreektown.wixsite.com/sauk. Per that site (Aug 2026): local permits for new homes, additions, sheds, garages, barns, cabins, and driveways are obtained through Town Supervisor Jeff Scallon, 608-604-0887, bc.supervisor1@yahoo.com ('CONTACT JEFF SCALLON FIRST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND A POSSIBLE SITE REVIEW'). Separately, UDC building permits for new homes/additions must be obtained through General Engineering Company, contact Dennis Butteris, 608-617-1216, dbutteris@generalengineering.net; General Engineering permits cannot be issued until all Sauk County land use permits are obtained. This town does not appear in the WI DSPS UDC delegation list (Aug 2026), and Sauk County itself is also not listed with delegated county-level UDC authority. Town Clerk: Sheila Carver, E3892 Marble Quarry Road, Plain, WI 53577, 608-588-5554, bc.clerk@yahoo.com. Town Hall phone: 608-546-2201 (physical location S9497 County Road G, Plain, WI 53577 -- no mailbox there; use the clerk's mailing address instead).
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 Bear Creek'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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