Editing Westmont, Pennsylvania (section)

==Westmont today==
[[File:Westmont Historic District Luzerne St.jpg|thumb|Luzerne Street in the Westmont Historic District, November 2014]]
Westmont continues to be a town of significant attractive, large, old houses. The present population of Westmont is approximately 5,000 residents.

Westmont is currently governed by the "Weak Mayor-Council" form of government. There are seven council members and a mayor who are elected by the voters for four-year staggered terms. The mayor votes only in case of a tie. The borough council determines municipal policy, enacts laws, approves borough officials, etc. Daily operations are supervised by the borough secretary and the public works director.

Westmont has a volunteer fire company and an ambulance service. Police protection is provided by the West Hills Regional Police Department.

Today Westmont, even though considerably larger than that envisioned by the Cambria Iron Company officials, still retains many of the characteristics that attracted residents here in the first place. It is, for the most part, still a quiet, tree-lined community. One can see joggers, walkers and children throughout the community at all times of the day. Borough restrictions against commercial enterprise are still enforced.

Perhaps the town's standout feature is the [[avenue (landscape)|allée]] of [[ulmus americana|American elm]] trees along Luzerne Street, the last cathedral-arched boulevard left in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gindlesperger |first=James  |date=2023-08-08 |title=JOHNSTOWN MAGAZINE AUGUST 2023: It's Elm-entary my dear, Johnstown -- Exploring the 'Shady' History of the Luzerne Street Elms |url=https://www.tribdem.com/johnstown_magazine/johnstown-magazine-august-2023-it-s-elm-entary-my-dear-johnstown----exploring/article_0cbbbd52-360c-11ee-9bc9-a385935e3b7a.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Tribune-Democrat |language=en}}</ref> Today there are 195 elms, the longest continuous stand of American elms in the country, planted along Luzerne Street. Westmont's elm trees are intensively maintained to protect them from [[Dutch elm disease]].