Town of Springfield

Dane County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Springfield is a jurisdiction in Dane County, Wisconsin, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. 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: 608-742-2169
Email: townhall@town.springfield.wi.us
Department Site: Town Clerk (Dianah Fayas) / Aaron Holbach, General Engineering Co. (Building Inspector) (opens in a new tab)

Source: town.springfield.wi.us (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

GEC Building Permit Application portal (likely; not independently confirmed for this town) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Aaron Holbach, General Engineering Co. (Building Inspector)
608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net
Town Clerk: Dianah Fayas

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via DSPS's UDC delegated-authority PDF (Town of Springfield, Dane County, DOA code 13056, line 1177: Clerk Dianah Fayas, townhall@town.springfield.wi.us, 608-849-7887; Inspector Aaron Holbach of General Engineering Co.). The GEC online portal URL is inferred from GEC's use by sister towns (Springdale, Spring Valley/Rock) using the same firm, but was not independently verified as linked from this specific town's site - hedge accordingly. ONE OF THREE unrelated Towns of Springfield in this batch (Dane, Jackson, Marquette counties) - a FOURTH, unrelated Town of Springfield (St. Croix County) exists in a different batch. Do not cross-contaminate contact details between these.

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 Springfield'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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