Selma City Councilwoman Susan Youngblood held a Ward 2 meeting on Thursday at the Carl C. Morgan Convention Center.

The handful of Ward 2 residents expressed their frustrations about the city government, law enforcement and trash pickup.

As tears streamed down her face, Youngblood spoke in a cracked voice to her concerned residents about the Queen City. The city council passed a $17.4 million budget for the 2019 fiscal year, but Youngblood said issues remain.

“We’re in a bad time right now,” Youngblood said. “Things are terrible in our town. Things will get worse before they get better. Things aren’t okay. I’m sad everyone’s so disjointed that we can’t pull together.”

Youngblood said she asked Mayor Darrio Melton and department heads to appear at her meeting, but none showed up.

“I’ve known the mayor since he was a little boy,” Youngblood said. “I used to sit by his mother in church. The mayor had a lot of promise, but he’s lost his way. He’s mad at me because I didn’t vote for his 1 cent sales tax.”

Youngblood also told Ward 2 residents that the new trash trucks are expected to arrive the middle of next month and follow the city’s trash ordinance, which will be strictly enforced starting Jan. 1, 2019.

City Attorney and Dallas County Probate Judge-elect Jimmy Nunn dropped by and spoke to the audience. Some Ward 2 residents suggested Nunn become leader of the city, but he quickly squashed that idea. Nunn, who replaces Kim Ballard in January, said the city and county can work together.

“Teamwork works,” Nunn said. “We have to come together and put all of this retalilation and vindictiveness aside. If the city of Selma fails, Dallas County fails. My goal is to try and work together for the common good. The probate judge is a people’s position.”