Governor Deval Patrick put the pressure on the Legislature to help the state find new reoccurring revenue instead of simply finding a short-term solution for local aid funding.

Patrick would like to see cities and towns focus on finding recurring and sustainable revenue, not one-time saving graces.

This is why he does not want to use the state’s stabilization fund to give additional local aid to communities.

“It’s not sustainable,” said Patrick at a press conference held at Fitchburg City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. “We’re talking about reoccurring expenses for the cities and towns.”

It is also why he is not looking into rescinding the Proposition 2 1/2 tax levy, which would allow for a community to raise property taxes by any amount they choose.

“The problem with that I see, all that does is aggravate the over-reliance on property taxes,” he said.

He does not see property tax increases as being beneficial to anyone, government or individuals.

“Taxpayers aren’t interested in overrides. Even if your income hasn’t changed, the anxiety is there, you don’t want to spend money.”

“All I can do is put ideas in front of the Legislature,” said Patrick. He focused on the fact that one of his ideas for new revenue growth died a “very publicly” when the Legislators voted against the proposal for resort casinos.

He said three of his other ideas have stalled including removing the telecommunication exemption and allowing cities and towns to add a penny to the meals or hotel tax.

Local officials and residents need to put pressure on the Legislators to move ideas through, he said.

Patrick talked about the creation of growth districts, in which the Devens model of fast-track permitting to create pad-ready sites would be used. The sites could be commercial, residential, or mixed use, and Patrick said they would benefit regions, not just single communities.

“We have identified communities that are interested in these,” said Patrick.

After the press conference, Patrick said he would be announcing 16 growth districts over the next eight weeks. He would not give out specifics ahead of time, but implied this region may benefit directly from one of the sites.

He said one of the ways that area towns should be looking to increase their commercial and industrial appeal is to make themselves known to the state officials. He said the state has a number of people trying to recruit businesses into the state and that every town has something to offer.

“You have make sure the sales teams are informed,” he said.

Patrick focused many of his comments on the ability for towns to consolidate their permitting processes and to get “infrastructure in on the front-end.” As well as having cities and towns increase their ability to provide work-force housing. He compared the desire of many companies to have housing options for their employees to the past.

“The mills used to build housing for their workers,” he said.