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Council set to decide on sign exemptions for Verizon Center By DEIRDRE BANNON boat to carry canal visitors in Georgetown. They’re also fine-tuning plans to demolish the old barge, and “trying to get a handle” on what a replacement vessel would cost, he said. In the next few weeks, a contractor will haul the See Barge/Page 12 By ELIZABETH WIENER By BRADY HOLT By BRADY HOLT This tree in the 2900 block of R Street in Georgetown is just one of many destroyed by the storm. — Page 11