Who Should I Contact For?
General zoning information, to check regulations, setbacks, septic certifications, and appointment scheduling please contact the main zoning number if you cannot determine your staff representative.
Polk County Land Information Department: 715-485-9279
Land use permits and code enforcement in the Towns of Balsam Lake, Eureka, Laketown, Luck, Milltown, Saint Croix Falls, and Sterling
Wynter: (715) 485-9111 wynter.chmielewski@polkcountywi.gov
Land use permits in the Towns of Black Brook, Clear Lake, Clayton, Lincoln, Apple River, and Beaver
Kara Koch: 715-554-7734 kara.koch@polkcountywi.gov
Land use permits and code enforcement in the Towns of Georgetown, Johnstown, Bone Lake, McKinley, Lorain, Clam Falls, and West Sweden
Logan Hacker: 715-768-9058 logan.hacker@polkcountywi.gov
Land use permits and code enforcement in the Towns of Farmington, Garfield, Alden, and Osceola
Vacant: 715-485-9279
Subdivisions, Board of Adjustment, conditional use permits, or variances
Vacant: 715-485-9279
Surveying, parcel mapping, or land descriptions
Steve Geiger: 715-485-9260 surveyor@polkcountywi.gov
Property listings
Paula Fedder: 715-485-9284 paula.fedder@polkcountywi.gov
Tracy Klatt: 715-485-9203 tracy.klatt@polkcountywi.gov
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Brad Runeberg: 715-485-9256 brad.runeberg@polkcountywi.gov
Community planning
Vacant: 715-485-9225
Agriculture, manure complaints, soil samples, cover crops, pesticides, erosion, or groundwater
Eric Wojchik: 715-485-8644 eric.wojchik@polkcountywi.gov
Dane Christenson: 715-485-8630 dane.christenson@polkcountywi.gov
Gravel pits (permits and complaints)
Dane Christenson: 715-485-8630 dane.christenson@polkcountywi.gov
Abandoned wells
Dane Christenson: 715-485-8630 dane.christenson@polkcountywi.gov
Lake or river water quality, algae, invasive species, or shoreline restoration
Katelin Anderson: 715-485-8637 katelin.anderson@polkcountywi.gov
Colton Sorensen: 715-485-8639 colton.sorensen@polkcountywi.gov
Storm water/erosion control, conservation/cost share practices, engineering, or project bids
Karsten Petersen: 715-485-8638 karsten.petersen@polkcountywi.gov
Vital records, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, or real estate recordings
Main Line: 715-485-9240
Betsy Gerde: 715-485-9259 betsy.gerde@polkcountywi.gov
Rachelle Stowell: 715-485-9249 rachelle.stowell@polkcountywi.gov
Denise Williamson: 715-485-9251 denise.williamson@polkcountywi.gov
Trees, insects, pests, cutting permits, or timber sales
Brent Sisko: Polk County Forester: 715-485-8265 brent.sisko@polkcountywi.gov
Paul Heimstead (WI DNR Forester): 715-410-8316 paul.heimstead@wisconsin.gov
Questions about the ES Division, it’s departments, and other matters
Bob Kazmierski: 715-485-8631 robert.kazmierski@polkcountywi.gov
Related contacts
Polk County Farm Service Agency (FSA): 715-485-3138 fsa.balsamlake@usda.gov
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS): 715-485-3138
Wildlife
Michell Carlisle: (WI DNR Wildlife Biologist): michelle.carlisle@wisconsin.gov
Cody Knopp: (APHIS) wildlife damage: cody.t.knopp@usda.gov