John Cattelan, executive director of the Connecticut Alliance of YMCAs estimates that eliminating the tax exemption would collectively cost the 21 YMCAs across the state $2.5 million. "This would obviously have a very significant impact on the ability of Connecticut's Ys to continue to strengthen and serve our communities," he said. The proposal, he said, is the latest in a long line of costly mandates and budget cuts — including reductions to a program that helps low-income parents pay for child care, a bill to raise the minimum wage and new mandates regarding employee scheduling and concussion training — that would have a "devastating" impact on YMCAs.