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Amazon will temporarily close a warehouse in Florida, according to a WARN notice filed by the company. The company said the purpose of the closure is to renovate the facility into a different type of distribution center, a process that will take two years.

After initially announcing the decision on March 5, Amazon posted the notice on April 17, which states that 616 employees will be affected by layoffs from its TMB8 facility, 27505 SW 132nd Ave., Homestead, effective July 2. According to the company, all impacted employees will be eligible for rehire once the renovations are complete.

“Our goal is to keep our employees based at this facility with Amazon. More than 300 employees from our facility in Homestead have already accepted transfers to stay with Amazon at other facilities, most of which are based in Miami-Dade County, and our HR team continues to work with our employees to transfer them to other locations that best fits their preferences," Amazon spokesperson Amber Plunkett said in a statement to USA TODAY.

Employees at the facility have the opportunity to transfer to eight other sites in Florida – four in Miami, as well as locations in Hialeah, Opa-Locka, Miramar and Pembroke Park. Employees can also transfer to 30 other Amazon facilities "in and around" South Florida, according to the company, which is providing a relocation bonus for employees who move to a site more than 50 miles away from the Homestead location.

A new delivery station in Homestead is slated to begin operations this summer, according to Amazon. Employees will also be able to transfer there, upon its opening.

"For those who prefer not to transfer, we're providing transition support," Plunkett said. "When this facility reopens in mid- to-late 2028, it will continue to employ approximately 1,000 people, and employees will have the option to return at that time.”

Amazon built the facility on land it bought from Miami-Dade County in a deal that allowed the company to purchase the site for $22 million in a no-bid sale. The purchase was authorized under Florida's economic development laws in exchange for a promised 325 jobs on site, with an average annual pay of $32,000, according to the Miami Herald.

The company could be fined by Miami-Dade County for the closure, based on a 2020 agreement that includes a penalty of $8,000 for each missing job, or a total of $2.6 million. County commissioners advanced legislation on April 15 to direct Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's administration to take "any and all necessary action" to enforce the terms of the deal.

Sarah Perkel is a South Florida Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network's Florida Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Amazon to temporarily close Florida warehouse, may be fined by Miami-Dade