Town of Spooner

Washburn County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Spooner is a jurisdiction in Washburn 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: 715-939-9681
Department Site: Town Clerk (land-use/driveway permits) and UDC building inspector (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofspooner.com (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

Jon Mattson, Atlas Inspections (UDC Inspector) - unconfirmed for this town, see notes
715-554-2305, inspec10u@gmail.com
Town Clerk: Betsy Lambert, PO Box 578
Spooner, WI 54801

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

Additional Notes

HEDGE: DSPS's UDC delegated-authority PDF lists Town of Spooner, Washburn County (DOA code 65034, line 1168) as delegated but with both the municipal-contact and inspector columns blank. A general web search (not the town's own site) named Jon Mattson of Atlas Inspections (715-554-2305, inspec10u@gmail.com) as the UDC inspector - the same person/firm confirmed via DSPS for the neighboring Town of Springbrook - so this is plausible but NOT independently confirmed for Town of Spooner specifically; treat as unconfirmed lead. Town Clerk contact (Betsy Lambert, 715-939-9681) is from the town's own website, listed under the driveway-permit section; no dedicated building-permit page or email was found. Town chairman's contact number (715-939-2124, PO Box 578, Spooner WI 54801) is also listed on the site as a general contact. Distinct from City of Spooner (also Washburn County) - verify separately; also distinct from Town of Springbrook, Washburn County, despite the similar inspector.

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 Spooner'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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