Name:	Michael R. Allen
City:	St. Louis, Missouri
Specific property affected:	Lafon Elementary School
Comments:	This work of modern architecture is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The proposed replacement is green space for future development. Hence, the choice to demolish is one between retaining an existing building of distinct architectural merit and definite reuse potential that could continue to serve as a neighborhood anchor, and an empty site. Our federal dollars should not fund such wasteful practice, which runs counter to the president's stated aim of promoting energy conservation.