diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c53e9a..7aef359 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,4 +35,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 *.tsbuildinfo
 next-env.d.ts
 .env
-/proposal
\ No newline at end of file
+/proposal
+
+# git worktrees
+.worktrees/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/components/widgets/MapStory.tsx b/app/components/widgets/MapStory.tsx
index f2de6c9..1a8d729 100644
--- a/app/components/widgets/MapStory.tsx
+++ b/app/components/widgets/MapStory.tsx
@@ -564,19 +564,6 @@ export default function MapStory() {
         setViewState(newViewState);
     };
 
-    /**
-     * Applies constraints to the view state, preventing panning outside defined bounds
-     * and zooming out too much.
-     */
-    const applyViewStateConstraints = useCallback((viewState: ViewState): ViewState => {
-        return {
-            ...viewState,
-            longitude: Math.min(MAP_BOUNDS[1][0], Math.max(MAP_BOUNDS[0][0], viewState.longitude)),
-            latitude: Math.min(MAP_BOUNDS[1][1], Math.max(MAP_BOUNDS[0][1], viewState.latitude)),
-            zoom: Math.max(MIN_ZOOM, viewState.zoom),
-        };
-    }, []); // No dependencies as MAP_BOUNDS and MIN_ZOOM are constant
-
     // Determine the available metrics based on the currently selected data source.
     const availableMetrics = DataSourceMetrics[selectedDataSource] || [];
 
diff --git a/app/components/workers/dataProcessor.worker.ts b/app/components/workers/dataProcessor.worker.ts
index d4db806..0fef2c3 100644
--- a/app/components/workers/dataProcessor.worker.ts
+++ b/app/components/workers/dataProcessor.worker.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ self.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent<any>) => {
     console.log('[Worker] Message received from main thread:', event.data); // Optional logging
     const { geojsonFeatures, filteredData, selectedMetric, dataSource, isPerCapita, populationData } = event.data;
 
-    if (!geojsonFeatures || !filteredData || !selectedMetric || !dataSource === undefined) { // Check dataSource presence
+    if (!geojsonFeatures || !filteredData || !selectedMetric || dataSource === undefined) { // Check dataSource presence
         console.error('[Worker] Invalid data received.');
         self.postMessage({ error: 'Invalid data received by worker' }); // Send error back
         return;
diff --git a/lib/features/filters/filterSlice.ts b/lib/features/filters/filterSlice.ts
index ccc3159..6b8f9d3 100644
--- a/lib/features/filters/filterSlice.ts
+++ b/lib/features/filters/filterSlice.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export interface FilterState {
     yearRange: [number, number];
     selectedMetric: string; // Use string for flexibility
     rankedCounties: { name: string; value: number; rank: number }[];
-    selectedCounty: string;
     selectedDataSource: DataSourceType; // Add selected data source
     isPerCapita: boolean; // Add per capita toggle state
     selectedCounties: string[]; // Add selected counties for filtering
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ const initialState: FilterState = {
     yearRange: [2017, 2023], // Default range, will be updated
     selectedMetric: DataSourceMetrics['arrest'][0], // Default metric for 'arrest' source
     rankedCounties: [],
-    selectedCounty: '',
     selectedDataSource: 'arrest', // Default to the arrest source
     isPerCapita: true, // Default to true 
     selectedCounties: [], // Initialize selected counties as empty array
@@ -394,9 +392,6 @@ export const filterSlice = createSlice({
         setRankedCounties: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ name: string; value: number; rank: number }[]>) => {
             state.rankedCounties = action.payload;
         },
-        setSelectedCounty: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
-            state.selectedCounty = action.payload;
-        },
         setCsvData: (state, action: PayloadAction<CsvRow[]>) => {
             // Store data in the current selected source slot
             state.csvDataSources[state.selectedDataSource] = action.payload;
@@ -498,7 +493,6 @@ export const filterSlice = createSlice({
                 
                 // Reset UI state for new source
                 state.rankedCounties = [];
-                state.selectedCounty = '';
                 
                 // Update year range if we have data for this source
                 if (newSourceData.length > 0) {
@@ -586,7 +580,6 @@ export const filterSlice = createSlice({
 
 export const {
     setRankedCounties,
-    setSelectedCounty,
     setCsvData,
     toggleFilter,
     setYear,