//Expand a county to show its cities, toggle the link to 'collapse'
function expandCounty(link_element_object){
	
	$(link_element_object).html("Collapse");
	$(link_element_object).addClass("collapse");
	
	var county_id 	= $(link_element_object).attr('county');
	var target		= '#county'+county_id; 
	
	$(target).show();	

}//end function

//Collapse a county to hide its cities, toggle the link to 'expand'
function collapseCounty(link_element_object){

	$(link_element_object).html("Expand");
	$(link_element_object).removeClass("collapse");
	
	var county_id 	= $(link_element_object).attr('county');
	var target		= '#county'+county_id; 
	
	$(target).hide();		
	
}//end function