Topeka's mayor and city council may be asked to authorize the demolition of the iconic Menninger Clock Tower building, a Topeka landmark standing on the former campus of the famed Menninger psychiatric clinic. The Topeka Landmarks Commission voted 9-0 on Jan. 14 to reject an application for a demolition permit submitted by Colorado-based SCL Health, the owner of the property, which is just northeast of S.W. 6th and Wanamaker Road. But Kansas law enables SCL to appeal that decision to Topeka's governing body, which consists of the city's mayor and council, said city planning director Bill Fiander. SCL plans to appeal the Landmark Commission's vote if it is unable to find a viable partner to which to donate the building, said Nikki Sloup, its public information officer and vice president of system communications, on Monday.