Sauk County Veterans Services and the free park sticker

Sauk County’s five-person, all-veteran CVSO office in Baraboo issues resident honorably discharged veterans one free county park sticker a year on a DD-214, stamps DNR disabled-veteran applications, and takes relief applications by phone and in-office visit.

Also called: CVSO, Tony Tyczynski, Baraboo, park sticker, 45.86, Veterans Relief Commission, DNR, devil lake.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

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Sauk County, WICounty

Sauk County Veterans Services is at 505 Broadway, Room 102, Baraboo WI 53913, phone (608) 355-3260. The CVSO is Tony Tyczynski, in seat since 2005, a Marine of 1980-85, leading a five-person all-veteran office with assistant CVSO Louis Birkholz since 2015. The park sticker. The county issues resident honorably discharged veterans "ONE free Sauk County park sticker every year", issued by the CVSO office on proof of DD-214 and residency (extra passes $25 through Parks or the Clerk) - a county perk that covers the parks around Devil Lake country. The office also signs and stamps the DNR's disabled-veteran applications: the free state park admission card for 70-percent-rated veterans and former POWs, the $3 fishing license and the rest. The aid. The county runs a "Veterans Relief Commission" under the 45.86 levy framework, deliberately low-documentation: a veteran applies by phone and an in-office visit with an advocate at (608) 355-3260, with no published amounts, caps or forms. The CVSO reports monthly to the Executive and Legislative Committee, which approves the vouchers - September 2026 minutes record Veteran Services bills of $1,401.56 and $74.26. The register of deeds records discharges free under section 45.05, routed through the CVSO's "Recording DD 214's" service. No veterans treatment court serves Sauk County; the state courts' entry for the county is a civil legal aid referral. The county code, searched in full text, carries no veteran provisions.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Sauk County Veterans Services and the free park sticker
Gate	Rule
Any veteran or family member	The office assists Sauk County veterans and their families with claims, relief and licenses; the park sticker requires honorable discharge and residency. No rating is required for the office.

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Last updated 2026-10-08.

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