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Neon signs are often seen as a sign of the past, but in Lee's Summit, it's the present and future.

Downtown Lee's Summit glows brightly with blue's, pink's, and yellow's from neon signs above the local businesses.

The custom sign creators are also local business owners. Their shop is just off 3rd Street, the main road in downtown.

Dave Eames and Ben Wine are the founders of Fossil Forge, a shop dedicated to making signs. Eames started the business from his home before moving to their current location in 2015.

At that time, neon signs were not allowed in the city's central business district. The ban on neon lasted until 2017 when Eames and several community members petitioned the city council to remove the block.

Since the ban was lifted, Eames and W

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