The City of Danville has once again been given permission to demolish the tallest building in the city.  Tuesday was a court hearing on Collins Tower, which is better known as Breese Tower.  Chris Collins did not show up for the hearing, so Judge Mark Goodwin ruled in Danville’s favor in the default motion.  The city now can tear down the building.

This is the latest legal scrimmage in a battle that has gone on for years. The tower has been vacant for years, and pieces of the outer wall have fallen onto the street below.  A protective fence has been put up in the area.

Mayor Rickey Williams gave no timetable as to when the city might act on removal of the building. The city has already put several million dollars aside for such demolition, which would also include the former courthouse annex which is attached to the tower.