Q: What changed in the second register review?
Neri Varn: Residents and workers have had their first chance to question the measure in public. That changes what is in the file; it does not, by itself, change the rule.
Q: Which entry should residents look at first?
Neri Varn: the hall’s rehearsal schedule and the chorus’s shared verse book. This cycle records 10 ward groups represented at open rehearsals, against 7 in the last count. The dates and the method matter as much as the total.
Q: Why is there still a disagreement?
Neri Varn: The music steward wants one agreed version for the annual ceremony; singers say variants are part of the record, not errors. We have not found a single measure that answers both accounts.
Q: What will the next check tell you?
Neri Varn: The next rehearsal will mark shared lines and ward-specific verses separately. If it is recorded by another crew, we can see whether the first result was about the method or about the place.
Q: What should the public not infer yet?
Neri Varn: That a lower or higher count settles whether the city can preserve a shared chorus while allowing each ward to keep its own verses. It tells us what was entered, not who should carry the cost.
