HUNTLEY – Village trustees focused on traffic flow and design changes Thursday in their first planning meeting with Centegra Health System officials about the proposed $233 million Huntley hospital.

The meet-and-greet style meeting allowed trustees and Huntley Plan Commission members to question Centegra Chief Executive Michael Eesley and other officials about the look and feel of the five-story, 128-bed hospital.

Eesley explained that Centegra’s recent decision to move the proposed facility about a half-mile south of the original location at Haligus and Reed roads was driven primarily by a desire to make the hospital more accessible to those using the nearby Centegra Health Bridge and ambulatory care mall.