GUTHRIE, OK -- The city of Guthrie is known for its historic image; to keep it looking that way city officials are now turning to technology. A new application on the Apple iPhone allows folks to report repairs that need to be fixed.

"Civic Plus has come out with an iPhone app that allows citizens to use their mobile device to enter in request on things they find in the community that may need our attention," says City Manager Matt Mueller. "Potholes, street lights that are out, these sort of things that we are tasked with fixing and repairing."

It's called the Citizen Request Tracker.

Through the iPhone app, people can type a brief description of the issue, take a picture and send it directly to the city.

Using the GPS on the iPhone, city officials can then pinpoint the location of the problem so they can fix it.

"It's our goal to provide services faster, cheaper and better then anyone and that allows us to do just that," Mueller says.

This sort of technology used to only be available in bigger cities, but it's now helping places like Guthrie improve efficiency.

The city just started using the application this week.

It's being provided by the same company that built the city's Web site, so city officials say it won't cost the taxpayers a penny.

The application is free to download for iPhone users.

Guthrie is one of only two cities in the state using the application.