The project will now be held to pay prevailing wages and hire some local people to work on it.

The Milwaukee County Supervisor Board voted 15-4 Thursday to override County Executive Scott Walker's veto of the proposed wage and hiring standards for the 16-acre Park East corridor development.

The project will now be held to pay prevailing wages and hire some local people to work on it.

"I think that this will be very beneficial to Milwaukee because it'll provide jobs," said Gina Mueller, 61, of Milwaukee, a supporter of the proposal. "It'll provide affordable housing, rather than just give the money to someone who's going to take it and leave … "