Town of Winfield

Sauk County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 18, 2026

Town of Winfield is a jurisdiction in Sauk 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) 524-6654
Email: tbass@rucls.net
Department Site: Town of Winfield Clerk's Office / Sauk County Land Resources & Environment (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofwinfieldwi.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

Sauk County OpenGov Permit Portal (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

General Engineering Company (GEC), UDC Inspector
PO Box 340, 916 Silver Lake Drive
Portage, WI 53901
Phone: (608) 742-2169 / Email: gec@generalengineering.net

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed via the town's own site (townofwinfieldwi.gov). Town Clerk is Teresa Bass. As of January 2, 2025, Sauk County Land Resources and Environment moved all future permit applications (building, additions, decks, garages, sanitary, fire signs, conditional use) to the OpenGov portal above; paper applications remain available in person at the Sauk County office (West Square Building, 505 Broadway St., Baraboo, WI). The town's Uniform Dwelling Code ordinance requires notifying the Town representative before starting work on new 1- & 2-family dwellings. This town does not appear on the DSPS statewide UDC-delegated-municipality list under that name (hedge), though General Engineering Company is listed on the town's own site as its 'UDC 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 Winfield'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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