Just pretend it's a plastic pinarellol fork and call it good.

(The above not intended in any way to resemble actual advice.)



Your budget seems a bit low to me for repair or replacemnt with a custom fork.
Tawinanese offf the shelf stuff might be able hit your pricepooint.
You may also be able to get a workable solution from your LBS's junkpile depending on your relationship with them.