The intersection of Glen Cove Road and Back Road recently made the news, mainly for its reputation as an "accident trap." That corner is notable for another, less fretful reason: A grassy knoll at the intersection is the new home for the Millard Prisant Memorial Garden.

The Village of Roslyn Harbor board of trustees agreed to the idea of such a garden last winter. It recently gave approval to the present site on Glen Cove Road. Last winter, the BOT selected a half-acre of land off Glen Cove Road and Bryant Avenue as the site, but since then, the location was moved to the Glen Cove/Back Road intersection.

The garden is named for a longtime Roslyn Harbor resident, who was also instrumental in numerous Roslyn area renovation projects.

Carol Prisant, Millard's widow, said the garden is now "80 percent" complete. She hopes to add climbing roses to the site and to carpet the lawn with crocuses. In addition, the site will feature a small plaque dedicated in Millard Prisant's honor. The plaque was not something Ms. Prisant had originally asked for, but she remains grateful to the Roslyn Harbor BOT for the gesture.

Ms. Prisant also noted that when her husband was alive, residents often worried about the nighttime lighting of a nearby automobile dealership. Ms. Prisant said that she and her husband used to make late night drives by the dealership to make sure the lights had been dimmed. With a park across from the dealership now named for Millard Prisant, Ms. Prisant affectionally joked that he is "still watching" the situation.

In addition to the Roslyn Harbor BOT, Ms. Prisant thanked John Post, the village's former building inspector, for overseeing the garden's watering process until a new water line is put in use. The Zuckerman family, who live across the street from the railroad trestle, have allowed Post to run 450 feet of hose from their house to the garden. Again, Ms. Prisant is grateful to this family.

"The man who runs the little tobacco store at the south end of the railroad station on Glen Cove Road has offered us the use of his water, too," Ms. Prisant noted. "Some people---and they may not even be your friends---are just terrific."

Last winter, Ms. Prisant told The Roslyn News that the garden would look "beautiful in every season...it will give a lot of people a lot of pleasure." She said any electrical amenities will be handled by a foundation that Ms. Prisant has already established. Mayor Gerson Strassberg added that the garden would reflect the "great respect" village residents had for Millard Prisant.

In Roslyn Harbor, Mr. Prisant served as chairman of the Planning Committee and later, as village co-historian. Among his achievements was helping with the development of Harbor Hills, a nine-acre site in the village. He was also active in listing homes in Roslyn Harbor for designation in state and national historic registers.

In the Village of Roslyn, where the Prisants lived before moving to Roslyn Harbor, Mr. Prisant did similar work. He served both as president of the Roslyn Landmark Society and as chairman of the Roslyn Preservation Corporation. Among the many restoration projects he worked on included The Myers Valentine House, the Miliken-Bevin Trellis, the John F. Remsen House, the Thomas Clapham Barn, the Kirby-Sammins House, the Kirby Store and the Peter L. Snedeker House.

One of his most ambitious projects concerned the restoration of the Ellen E. Ward Clock Tower, Roslyn's most famous landmark. Last winter, Ms. Prisant also recalled that her husband had kept the clock in the basement of their home during the time when it wasn't functioning. Later, Janet Galante, then a Roslyn Village board of trustee member, enlisted her stepfather, Morris Welte, to work on the clock's movement. While he did that, Millard Prisant did work on the face of the clock.

Finally, in 1995, three sides of the clock were in working order. Mr. Prisant then donated $5,000 for a scaffold that was necessary to get the clock back to the top of the tower. In addition, he personally climbed that same scaffold in order to paint the face of the Clock Tower.