Town of Linden

Iowa County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Linden is a jurisdiction in Iowa 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: 608-574-7204
Email: townclerk@townoflindenwi.gov
Department Site: Town Clerk's Office; building inspections contracted to Total Inspection Services LLC (opens in a new tab)

Source: townoflinden.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

Sam Palzkill, Town Clerk
Town of Linden (Iowa County)
4567 State Rd 39
Mineral Point, WI (ZIP not confirmed on town site)

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

Additional Notes

Independently verified via the town's own official site (townoflinden.com), a distinct government from the Village of Linden (also Iowa County, above) -- confirmed as two separate municipalities per both towns' own sites and Iowa County's website (which lists 'Town of Linden' and 'Village of Linden' as separate pages). Building Inspector Scott Jelle, Total Inspection Services LLC, (608) 963-0652, totalinspectionservices@gmail.com -- the same firm independently confirmed on the Village of Linden's own site, a legitimate shared local contractor rather than a data-mixing error. The WI DSPS UDC delegation list (Aug 2026) has no separate contact on file for the Town. Town office address given on the site as '4567 State Rd 39, Mineral Point' with no ZIP code shown on the fetched page; the standard Mineral Point ZIP (53565) was NOT added since it wasn't directly confirmed on the town's own page -- left as fetched, hedge noted.

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 Linden'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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