You need to live in the area to understand the benefits the LBA has for locals. It's not something you can comment on as an outsider.
Gripe about the 'perils' from a pilot's perspective - fine. But comments from people who don't live in the area about the validity of the airport in general are uninformed and utterly invalid, irrespective of the the level of importance and authority the person making the comments attributes to themself.
If you don't feel competent enough to fly in and out of LBA, then there's an easy solution.
Plenty of pilots are happy enough working from LBA, my brother included.