Key takeaways:Site operators for the New Start Centers in Snohomish County can now hire staffers and prepare to openCounty councilmembers discussed eligibility criteria outlined in the contractsThe County plans to mark the New Start centers’ opening with an eventThe Snohomish County Council during its Jan. 28 general legislative session unanimously approved moving forward with the contracts for the Edmonds and Everett New Start Centers. The New Start centers have a combined budget of about $37 million. Bray said the New Start Centers are not yet fully complete. The county is planning to mark the New Start Centers’ opening with an event this spring, but no date has been set, Bray said. Angelica Relente is a Murrow News Fellow covering housing and related issues in South Snohomish County for the My Neighborhood News Network.