Town of Portland

Dodge County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Portland is a jurisdiction in Dodge 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: 608-617-9326
Email: aharper@generalengineering.net
Department Site: Building Inspector (General Engineering Company) (opens in a new tab)

Source: townofportlandwi.org (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

General Engineering Company (GEC)
Aaron Harper / Dion Okeson, Inspectors
608-742-2169 (GEC main line)

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

Additional Notes

Town of Portland (Dodge County) – not to be confused with the unrelated Town of Portland in Monroe County. Town website lists Aaron Harper (General Engineering Co., 608-617-9326, aharper@generalengineering.net) as building inspector contact; DSPS UDC Delegated Municipalities list (code 14036) instead names Dion Okeson at the same firm (608-742-2169, gec@generalengineering.net) – both retained as a hedge since GEC assigns staff to towns and the current point of contact may have changed. Town Clerk: Nancy Thompson, 920-478-3724, portlandtownclerk@gmail.com. Zoning contact: Mitchell Bortz, 608-690-8796, mitchellb@generalengineering.net. Failure to obtain required permits before starting work doubles the fee per town ordinance.

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 Portland'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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