Town of Lincoln

Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Lincoln is a jurisdiction in Buffalo 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
715-495-0433
Email
TownofLincolnBC@gmail.com
Department Site
Town Clerk's Office; UDC inspections handled through Buffalo County's contracted inspector (opens in a new tab)

Source: bc-lincoln.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

Lori Dahl, Town Clerk
Town of Lincoln (Buffalo County)
S1845 County Road XX
Alma, WI 54610

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

Additional Notes

BUFFALO COUNTY Town of Lincoln, independently verified via the town's own site (bc-lincoln.com, which self-identifies as 'Town of Lincoln, Buffalo County, WI') and the county's own municipality page. The WI DSPS UDC delegation list (Aug 2026) has no municipal contact or inspector on file for this entry. Clerk Lori Dahl's phone appears as 715-495-0433 on the town's own site and as 608-685-4394 in a Buffalo County directory PDF -- both plausible, hedge noted, could reflect cell vs. home/office lines. Buffalo County-wide, the Zoning Dept (608-685-6218 ext.1, Buffalo County Courthouse, 407 S. 2nd St, Alma WI 54610) contracts UDC inspections to Justin Steinmeyer, Steinmeyer Inspections LLC, 715-556-0066, steinmeyerinspectionsllc@gmail.com, 6527 35th St, Elk Mound WI 54739 -- this could not be confirmed as specifically assigned to the Town of Lincoln versus other Buffalo County towns, flagged as an uncertain/unconfirmed lead per project convention rather than omitted.

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 Lincoln'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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