I don't care about the tight budget, where the money comes from or whether or not they partner with the city but the state should provide the necessary public access to that park. 

Chugach State Park access has been an issue since at least the early 80s and providing adequate parking is a much greater public need than spending more money on studies for that road to nowhere out of Juneau or funding that KABATA gang  and their bridge to nowhere across Knik Arm. So if anyone wants to know where the money would come from, those are my suggestions.