CANFIELD — Township trustees approved a resolution Tuesday to continue the township’s gas aggregation program for three years that may start as early as late August.

Township Administrator Keith Rogers said the previous gas aggregation contract was voided after Volunteer Energy filed for bankruptcy protection on March 25. Volunteer canceled their contracts with more than 200,000 customers, with most being served through 139 governmental aggregation programs.

Residents in the Columbia Gas territory may have or could receive notice they are being returned to Columbia Gas Company’s default supply source, he said.

“By law, we had to go back under Columbia Gas for one billing cycle,” Rogers said. “That puts us at around late August or early September to start up again.”

The township’s energy broker, Independent Energy Consultants found the best rate to be with IGS Energy at $6.722 per thousand cubic feet. Rogers pointed out that it may seem high now, but could come down some by August.

The agreement between the township and IGS would be a three-year aggregation program with the lock-in rate established at the start of the contract. Once the master agreement is signed, IGS can send out an opt-in / opt-out package before the new program starts.

Chairman Brian Governor said more details on the program will be posted on the township’s website, www.

canfieldtownship.org, but he wanted residents to know their gas service will not be interrupted.

On the same topic, Rogers noted that IGS Energy requested a transient vendor’s permit so they could go door to door, but was turned down since they are the vendor for the township’s aggregate program.

On a different matter, Rogers said the Green Team will replace a broken lid on one of the bins at the Messerly Road recycling site. They also will be adding another dumping service during the week to prevent overflow.

In other business, trustees approved adding Adeer Drive and 500 feet of Bent Willow Lane to this year’s paving program at a cost of $90,000. Those two streets will be added to the list that includes 600 feet of Catawba Drive, Westington Drive, Jamison Place, St. Andrews Drive (from the bridge, 760 feet north past Pebble Beach), and the Township Hall parking area and driveway in the city.

The grinding has already begun, according to Rogers.