Michael Froio, who is running for city council, is my neighbor.

He is a good neighbor. In fact, I've never had a neighbor like him before.

Neighbors commonly talk over the back yard fence and so do we. We would talk about the neighborhood and the blight and negative aspects we could see creeping in.

But Michael did more than just talk, he took action!

He started a Neighborhood Watch. Then he really got going! He single-handedly started a transformation by becoming manager of the rundown RV park in our neighborhood.

I'll just say that things are very much better already and things continue to improve.

My opinion is if Michael Froio were a Lakeport City Council member, he would be a doer and not just a talker.

Tim Snider lives in Lakeport, California.