▁acquired ▁an ▁additional ▁ 1 4 , 6 5 5 ▁acres ▁over ▁the ▁en su ing ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁planned ▁community ▁called ▁The ▁Wood lands . ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁Gro gan ' s ▁Mill , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁ten ▁villages , ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁The ▁Information ▁Center ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁the ▁The ▁Wh arf ▁and ▁Conference ▁Center ▁( today ▁as ▁The ▁Wood lands ▁Res ort ) ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁G row th ▁st alled ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁energy ▁crisis . ▁Development ▁of ▁The ▁Wood lands ▁first ▁estate ▁neighborhood s ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Initial ly ▁en vision ed ▁as ▁an ▁e quest rian ▁community , ▁Gro gan ' s ▁Point ▁became ▁the ▁model ▁for ▁estate ▁neighborhood s ▁later ▁villages ▁would ▁follow . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁Gro gan ' s ▁Mill ▁Village ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Gro gan ' s ▁Mill ▁Village ▁Association ▁( GM VA ), ▁which ▁falls ▁under ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁The ▁Wood lands ▁Township , ▁a ▁special - pur pose ▁district ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁ 7 3 rd ▁Texas ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁Wood lands ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁city ▁nor ▁a ▁traditional ▁town ship ▁government , ▁however ▁it ▁still ▁provides ▁limited ▁municipal ▁government ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁tr ash ▁pick up ,