Town of Bartelme
Shawano County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of Bartelme is a jurisdiction in Shawano 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
Beth Grosskopf, Town ClerkTown of Bartelme
N7525 Maple Rd
Bowler, WI 54416
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
The Town of Bartelme does NOT appear in the WI DSPS UDC delegation list (Aug 2026) at all, and Shawano County itself is also not listed with delegated county-level UDC authority -- the town's current UDC/building-permit arrangement could not be independently confirmed from an authoritative source and should be verified directly. A general web search (not from an official DSPS or town source) suggested the Building Inspector is Mike Block, 715-490-4069 -- he is confirmed via DSPS as the contracted UDC inspector (mikeblock67@icloud.com) for several neighboring Shawano County towns (Almon, Aniwa, Dupont), which lends some plausibility, but this is not confirmed specifically for Bartelme; treat as an uncertain lead. Town Chairman: Dan Duranceau, 715-347-0414, duranceau2014@gmail.com. Town Clerk: Beth Grosskopf, N7525 Maple Rd, Bowler, WI 54416, 715-853-2161, clerk@townofbartelme.wi.gov (per the Shawano County Directory of Public Officials). A separate web search also listed a Town Hall address of N7685 Elm Rd, Bowler -- this may be the physical hall vs. the clerk's mailing address; unconfirmed which is current.
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 Bartelme'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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