JACKSON TWP. Plans to open a Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen outside Belden Village Mall have been halted but the national restaurant chain is still exploring options in the Canton area market. Work never started on the project, which was initiated in 2019 and called for demolishing the Sears Automotive building on the mall property. A representative of Cheddar's confirmed on Tuesday the plans have been withdrawn. "Like a lot of things impacted by the COVID pandemic, that site is not moving forward," said Emily Clark, spokeswoman for Darden, a company representing Cheddar and several other national chain restaurants. "We believe the Canton market would be a great fit for a Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen and, while we don't have any sites identified at this time, we continue to look for options."