Local control or local input into resource management can be a good thing but it should not be based on anything other than the fact that there are people who are local to the area and who have a vested interest in the decisions that may affect them and may affect the land they are living on.
Local control can be good.
( z1 possible :ARG1 ( z2 control :ARG1-of ( z3 local ) :ARG1-of ( z4 good ) ) )